Questions

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

1. Interest in hand geometry technology began in the _____ when commercial systems started to become available to the general public.

   a. 1930s

   b. 1960s

   c. 1980s

   d. 2000s

2. A _____ scan uses NIR wavelengths to identify the veins in a subject’s palm.

   a. palm print

   b. fingerprint

   c. palm vein

   d. retinal

3. When assessing a gait, there are several phases. _____ is when one of the subject’s feet is on the ground, and the opposing foot is lifted to begin the stride.

   a. footflat

   b. acceleration

   c. pushoff

   d. midstance

4. When evaluating DNA to identify someone, a key indicator is called a(n) _____, which is examined and then compared between individuals.

   a. STR

   b. midstance

   c. CODIS

   d. retina

5. _____signature recognition takes into account variables such as timing, pressure, velocity...