Biometrics

According to "The Biometric Body," what is one potential benefit of using biometric fingerprint scanners at amusement parks.

• to count ticket sales

• to prevent ticket fraud

• to distinguish ticket types

• to sell tickets more quickly

According to "The biometric body," what is one reason DNA would be the ultimate biometric?

• It would be easily and inexpensively implemented.

• It would take advantage of a physical feature that is always changing.

• It would make it difficult for someone to pretend to be someone else.

• It would reveal private information about a person's family and health history.

Why should the physical features used for biometrics be distinctive, according to "The Biometric Body?"

• Because the results should link to one and only one person

• because computer algorithms must convert the raw image into data

• because biometrics need to measure features that can be recognized quickly

• because features that are not distinctive are difficult to measure

According to “The Biometric Body,” what do gait recognition systems analyze?

• how people walk

• how people smell

• how people speak

• how people behave

Which of these can affect the results of  biometric systems, according to “The Biometric Body?”

 

 

• Aging

• Blinking

• Thinking

• Swallowing

The author concludes “The Biometric Body “with the following paragraph:

 And at Heathrow Airport, James Wayman says, “I don't wait in line.” A machine scans his iris, and a printed slip welcomes him to the United Kingdom.

• The author wants to trick readers into ignoring the problem with biometric systems.

• The author wants to show readers that biometric systems work perfectly and have improved people's lives.

• The author wants to leave readers feeling that biometric systems have a hopeful future and have already started making life better.

• The author wants to remind readers that biometric systems may be useful only in limited areas, such as airport security.

The author focuses on which of the following uses of biometrics in “Biometrics Are Not Better.”

• security protection

• the filming of movies

• the production of energy

• mathematical problem-solving

 

In “Biometrics Are Not Better, “the author states, “Everyone is jumping on the biometrics bandwagon because of the perceived advantages.” Which of the following are given as examples of perceived advantages? Choose two options.

• They are inexpensive.

• They do not change over time.

• They work well in dim lighting.

• They are easier to use than passwords.

• They use an individual's unique features.

According to “Biometrics Are Not Better” why can biometrics sometimes be unreliable?

• because people still use passwords

• because body measurements can change

• because the technology is not very good yet

• t because people do not understand how to use them

 

According to “Biometrics Are Not Better,” biometrics could cause an individual to lose which of the following rights?

• the right to vote

• the right to privacy

• the right to free speech

• the right to own property