Chapter 10: Wireless, Mobile Computing, and Mobile Commerce

What type of satellite does a GPS wireless system use?

An unauthorized access point to a wireless network is referred to as a(n)...

Technology that can travel with the user is called...

What has NOT hindered the use of mobile wallets in the marketplace?

Line-of-sight communication is a characteristic of what type of system?

To cover the entire earth, ___ GEO satellites are needed than MEO satellites and ___ MEO satellites are needed than LEO satellites.

What range of wireless networks are wireless LANs?

What condition would NOT necessarily result in increased m-commerce?

What would NOT be an advantage of having location-based services at shopping malls?

___ RFID tags are more expensive than bar codes but can be detected over long distances.

QR codes are ___ resistant to damage than bar codes.

What type of system is primarily used for high-volume, long distance, point-to-point communication?

Bluetooth is an example of a(n) ___ wireless network.

What technology allows cardholders to make purchases with a single click from their mobile devices?

___ technology allows manufactures to use products information tags that have antenna and computer chips.

Intentionally or unintentionally interfering with wireless network transmissions is called...

___ is the act of locating WLANs while driving around a city or elsewhere.

When an unauthorized user tries to access data that travels over wireless networks in coffee shops, it is an example of...

What type of satellite has the closest orbit to the earth's surface?

The main characteristic of pervasive computing is that it is...