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Which of the following describes a global positioning system (GPS) ?


A) Occurs when a company places active or semi-passive RFID tags on expensive products or assets to gather data on the items' location with little or no manual intervention.
B) Use plastic or conductive polymers instead of silicon-based microchips, allowing them to be washed or exposed to water without damaging the chip.
C) A device that measures the acceleration (the rate of change of velocity) of an item and is used to track truck speeds or taxi cab speeds.
D) A satellite-based navigation system providing extremely accurate position, time, and speed information.

E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Estimated time enroute (ETE) is the time remaining before reaching a destination using the present speed and is typically used for navigation applications.

A) True
B) False

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What is a space station that orbits the earth receiving and transmitting signals from earth-based stations over a wide area?


A) GPS
B) Satellite
C) GIS
D) LBS

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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What is mobile device management (MDM) ?


A) Allows mobile voice calls to be made over broadband networks, creating-under the right network conditions-clearer audio and fewer dropped calls.
B) Remotely controls smartphones and tablets, ensuring data security.
C) Blends personal and business use of technology devices and applications.
D) Administers and delivers applications to corporate and personal smartphones and tablets.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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Geocache is a GPS technology adventure game that posts the longitude and latitude location for an item on the Internet for users to find. GPS users find the geocache and typically sign a guest book or take an item and leave an item for the next adventure players to find. Caches are often placed in locations that are interesting or challenging for people to discover.

A) True
B) False

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What is an RFID tag device made up of?


A) Chip, antenna
B) Chip, reader
C) Battery, reader
D) Battery, antenna

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What is a wireless MAN (WMAN) ?


A) A metropolitan area network that uses radio signals to transmit and receive data.
B) A communications technology aimed at providing high-speed wireless data over metropolitan area networks.
C) A means by which portable devices can connect wirelessly to a local area network, using access points that send and receive data via radio waves.
D) The inner workings of a Wi-Fi service or utility, including the signal transmitters, towers, or poles and additional equipment required to send out a Wi-Fi signal.

E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

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What is a coding process that takes a digital map feature and assigns it an attribute that serves as a unique ID (tract number, node number) or classification (soil type, zoning category) ?


A) Geocoding
B) Geocache
C) Geocoin
D) All of the choices are correct

E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

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What is geocache?


A) A device that measures the acceleration (the rate of change of velocity) of an item and is used to track truck speeds or taxi cab speeds.
B) A GPS technology adventure game that posts the longitude and latitude location for an item on the Internet for users to find.
C) A north/south measurement of position.
D) An east/west measurement of position.

E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

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Which of the following describes latitude?


A) Use plastic or conductive polymers instead of silicon-based microchips, allowing them to be washed or exposed to water without damaging the chip.
B) A device that measures the acceleration (the rate of change of velocity) of an item and is used to track truck speeds or taxi cab speeds.
C) A satellite-based navigation system providing extremely accurate position, time, and speed information.
D) A north/south measurement of position.

E) None of the above
F) All of the above

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A wireless WAN (WWAN) is a wide area network that uses radio signals to transmit and receive data.

A) True
B) False

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Which business application uses location information to provide a service and is designed to give mobile users instant access to personalized local content?


A) Radio-frequency identification
B) Global positioning systems
C) Geographic information systems
D) Location-based services

E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

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A satellite is a space station that orbits the earth, receiving and transmitting signals from earth-based stations over a wide area.

A) True
B) False

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