A miniature electronic circuit used to control computers and most other electronic devices.
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Biometrics
An automated method of recognising a person based on physical characteristics. Among the features measured are face, fingerprints, hand geometry, iris and voice.
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RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) chip
RFID is a small electronic device which uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information.
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Cyber cafe
A café or coffee shop that has a number of personal computers connected to the Internet and available for use by customers. Most charge by hour or fraction of an hour.
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Hotspot
A venue that offers a Wi-Fi Internet connection. Many are located in hotels and restaurants and lots of them are free.
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Cloud computing
A system in which all computer programs and data is stored on a central server owned by a company (e.g. Google) and accessed virtually.
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Web app
Any application that can be accessed using a web browser. The application can be as simple as a message board or guest sign-in page on a website, or as complex as a spreadsheet.
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Sat nav
A device, usually used in a car that gives directions based on information received from a series of satellites.
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Convergence
When one device is developed to carry out functions that were originally performed by several different devices.
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Metadata
Provides information about the content of a digital item, e.g. each digital image from a digital camera has a file attached listing such things as date, time, camera and shutter speed.
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Geotag
To attach the exact geographical coordinates of longitude and latitude to a digital image, giving the location of where it was taken.
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Card 2
Front
An automated method of recognising a person based on physical characteristics. Among the features measured are face, fingerprints, hand geometry, iris and voice.
Back
Biometrics
Card 3
Front
RFID is a small electronic device which uses electromagnetic fields to automatically identify and track tags attached to objects. The tags contain electronically stored information.
Back
Card 4
Front
A café or coffee shop that has a number of personal computers connected to the Internet and available for use by customers. Most charge by hour or fraction of an hour.
Back
Card 5
Front
A venue that offers a Wi-Fi Internet connection. Many are located in hotels and restaurants and lots of them are free.
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