Questions

Now it's time to check your knowledge. Select the best response, then check your answers, found in the Assessment section at the end of the book:

1. When selecting a biometric identifier, the characteristic of _____ means that everyone must possess the biometric.

   a. Uniqueness

   b. Universality

   c. Collectability

   d. Circumvention

2. A biometric system must have _____, or a method to easily obtain a biometric sample from an individual.

   a. Uniqueness

   b. Universality

   c. Collectability

   d. Circumvention

3. A(n) _____ biometric is one that the population is willing to use.

   a. Unique

   b. Universal

   c. Acceptable

   d. Collectable

4. _____ is the process of processing a biometric identifier for the first time so that it can be stored in the system database for later comparison.

   a. Identification

   b. Authentication

   c. Filtering

   d. Enrollment

5. _____ is a one-to-one comparison by matching the captured biometric with a pre-stored biometric template in the database. Because the process...