COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK DEVICES
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Question
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is a security identification and authentication device
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a computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Biometrics allows a person to be identified and authenticated based on recognizable and verifiable data, unique and specific.
Detailed explanation-2: -Biometrics are physical security mechanisms which deny any unauthorised access via authentication. This security process is referred to as biometric authentication and is reliant on individuals’ unique biological characteristics to identify the individual correctly.
Detailed explanation-3: -Biometric devices are authentication devices based on human physical or behavioral traits. Biometrics based on human physical traits generally come in the form of hardware devices like fingerprint readers, iris readers, and palm readers. Biometrics based on behavior traits often come in software form.
Detailed explanation-4: -It is used for verifying the identity of a particular person. It is possibly operated in two modes namely authentication and enrollment. In first mode, the data is used and verified to check the who the person is. Second mode is acquiring the person’s data and storing it in database.