"The Biometric Body"

What is one benefit of using fingerprint scanners at amusement parks?

• to avoid ticket fraud

• to sell tickets faster

Physical features used in biometrics should be distinctive because . . .

• computer algorithms convert images into data

• results should link to only one person

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

One reason DNA would be the "ulitmate biometric" . . .

• it involves an ever-changing physical feature

• it would be nearly impossible to steal someone's identity

"gait" recognition measures . . .

• a person's speech

• a person scent

• a person walk

What does "bio" mean in the word "biometrics"?

• measure

• life

• story

Tags

CCSS.L.4.4B

CCSS.L.5.4B

CCSS.L.6.4B

CCSS.L.7.4B

CCSS.L.8.4B

What does "metrics" mean in the word "biometrics"?

• measure

• life

• story

Tags

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.3.3C

CCSS.RF.3.3D

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these can affect the results of biometric systems?

• blinking

• thinking

• aging

The author concludes that biometrics are not always reliable.

A synonym of "reliable" is . . .

• untrustworthy

• trustworthy

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Eating a tuna sandwich could affect your biometric recognition.

• true

• false

Biometrics that measures the way you speak is called . . .

• voiceprint

• gait recognition

• fingerprinting

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.7

CCSS.RI.7.7

CCSS.RL.6.7

CCSS.RL.7.7

CCSS.RL.8.7