EBTM 337 FINAL EXAM VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Personal software-as-a-service
(SaaS) - Answers - delivery model for personal
productivity software in which you pay
for software on a pay-per-use basis
instead of buying the software outright
Use any device anywhere to do anything
Pay a small fee and store files on the Web
Access those files later with other devices
Makes use of personal SaaS provider
pull" environment - Answers - That is, you visit Web sites and
request information, products, and
services
The future is a "push" environment Push technology - - Answers - environment in
which businesses come to you with
information, services, and product
offerings based on your profile
New e-commerce business model
F2b2C, Factory-to-business-toConsumer
slide 9-17 - Answers - a consumer
communicates through a business on
the Internet and directly provides
product specifications to a factory
that makes the customized and
personalized product to the
consumer's specifications and then
ships it directly to the consumer
Disintermediation - - Answers - - the use of the
Internet as a delivery vehicle,
whereby intermediate players in a
distribution channel can be bypassed
Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) - - Answers - allows you to send voice
communications over the Internet and
avoid the toll charges that you would
normally receive from your long
distance carrier
Catching on quickly in the business world
, A little slower in the personal world
Not everyone has high-speed in-home
Internet access
Web 2.0 - Answers - 2
nd generation of the
Web with online collaboration, users
as both creators and modifiers of
content, dynamic and customized
information feeds, and much more
Wikis
Social networking sites
Blogs
RSS feeds
Podcasting
Web 3.0 - Answers - - third generation of the
Web focused on semantics
Semantics - ability of Web
technologies to interpret and
understand human-generated
content
Search engines, for example, will be
much better at filtering results
Web 3.0 technology advances
TV-quality video
3D simulations
Augmented reality - Answers - viewing of the
physical world with computer-generated
layers added to it
Watching football on TV and seeing first down
lines that run across the field
PHYSIOLOGICAL
INTERACTION - Answers - Now, you use keyboards, mice, and
the like
These are physical interfaces
Physiological interfaces will actually
capture and use your real body
characteristics
Voice
Iris scan
And the like
Automatic speech recognition
, (ASR) - Answers - not only captures spoken
words but also distinguishes word
groupings to form sentences
Becoming more a reality everyday
Commercial systems cost less than $100
ASR 3 Step Process - Answers - Feature analysis,Pattern classification, Language
processing
Feature analysis - Answers - captures words
and converts them into phonemes
(syllables)
Pattern classification - Answers - matches
phonemes to words in an acoustic
model database
Language processing - Answers - makes
sense of what you're saying by
choosing the best words
Virtual reality - - Answers - three-dimensional
computer simulation in which you
actively and physically participate
Uses 3 unique devices
Glove
Headset
Walker
Glove - Answers - input device; captures
movement and strength of your
hands and fingers
Headset (head-mounted display) - Answers - - I/O device; captures your head
movement; screen covers your field
of vision
Walker - Answers - - input device; captures
movement of your feet as you walk
or turn
Virtual Reality Applications - Answers - Matsushita - design your own virtual
kitchen
Volvo - demonstrate car safety
features
Airlines - train pilots for adverse
Personal software-as-a-service
(SaaS) - Answers - delivery model for personal
productivity software in which you pay
for software on a pay-per-use basis
instead of buying the software outright
Use any device anywhere to do anything
Pay a small fee and store files on the Web
Access those files later with other devices
Makes use of personal SaaS provider
pull" environment - Answers - That is, you visit Web sites and
request information, products, and
services
The future is a "push" environment Push technology - - Answers - environment in
which businesses come to you with
information, services, and product
offerings based on your profile
New e-commerce business model
F2b2C, Factory-to-business-toConsumer
slide 9-17 - Answers - a consumer
communicates through a business on
the Internet and directly provides
product specifications to a factory
that makes the customized and
personalized product to the
consumer's specifications and then
ships it directly to the consumer
Disintermediation - - Answers - - the use of the
Internet as a delivery vehicle,
whereby intermediate players in a
distribution channel can be bypassed
Voice over Internet Protocol
(VoIP) - - Answers - allows you to send voice
communications over the Internet and
avoid the toll charges that you would
normally receive from your long
distance carrier
Catching on quickly in the business world
, A little slower in the personal world
Not everyone has high-speed in-home
Internet access
Web 2.0 - Answers - 2
nd generation of the
Web with online collaboration, users
as both creators and modifiers of
content, dynamic and customized
information feeds, and much more
Wikis
Social networking sites
Blogs
RSS feeds
Podcasting
Web 3.0 - Answers - - third generation of the
Web focused on semantics
Semantics - ability of Web
technologies to interpret and
understand human-generated
content
Search engines, for example, will be
much better at filtering results
Web 3.0 technology advances
TV-quality video
3D simulations
Augmented reality - Answers - viewing of the
physical world with computer-generated
layers added to it
Watching football on TV and seeing first down
lines that run across the field
PHYSIOLOGICAL
INTERACTION - Answers - Now, you use keyboards, mice, and
the like
These are physical interfaces
Physiological interfaces will actually
capture and use your real body
characteristics
Voice
Iris scan
And the like
Automatic speech recognition
, (ASR) - Answers - not only captures spoken
words but also distinguishes word
groupings to form sentences
Becoming more a reality everyday
Commercial systems cost less than $100
ASR 3 Step Process - Answers - Feature analysis,Pattern classification, Language
processing
Feature analysis - Answers - captures words
and converts them into phonemes
(syllables)
Pattern classification - Answers - matches
phonemes to words in an acoustic
model database
Language processing - Answers - makes
sense of what you're saying by
choosing the best words
Virtual reality - - Answers - three-dimensional
computer simulation in which you
actively and physically participate
Uses 3 unique devices
Glove
Headset
Walker
Glove - Answers - input device; captures
movement and strength of your
hands and fingers
Headset (head-mounted display) - Answers - - I/O device; captures your head
movement; screen covers your field
of vision
Walker - Answers - - input device; captures
movement of your feet as you walk
or turn
Virtual Reality Applications - Answers - Matsushita - design your own virtual
kitchen
Volvo - demonstrate car safety
features
Airlines - train pilots for adverse
