Input - Biometric Input

Question 1

what does it mean if ‘Biometric’ is the manufacture of a flash disk?

Answer 1

biometric involves capturing unique biological features of a person for identification purposes.

Question 2

What is the main benefit of a biometric flash disk

Answer 2

only the user can access the contents of the flash drive ( via fingerprint)

Question 3

List three types of biometric measures/inputs besides fingerprints

Answer 3

• iris scans
• voice matching
• recognizing you from the way you walk
• facial recognition

Question 4

What are two main disadvantages of biometric security

Answer 4

it is expensive to implement and maintain and it needs additional hardware and software ( if not already included in the device)

Question 5

Why is it so difficult to defeat biometric security?

Answer 5

it is uniquely linked to a single person and cannot be shared like passwords