What Are Biometrics

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Multiple Choice

What are biometrics?

• A)the traditional security process, which requires a user name and password
• B)requires the user to provide two means of authentication, what the user knows (password) and what the user has (security token)
• C)requires more than two means of authentication such as what the user knows (password), what the user has (security token), and what the user is (biometric verification)
• D)the identification of a user based on a physical characteristic such as a fingerprint, iris, face, voice, or handwriting

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Definitions:

Informed Consent

A process by which a fully informed person can participate in choices about their health care or participation in research after understanding the risks, benefits, and alternatives involved.

Personal Information

Information that identifies or can be used to identify, contact, or locate the person to whom such information pertains.

Testing Effect

The phenomenon where the act of retrieving memory (like taking a test) enhances learning and retention more effectively than passive study methods.

Retrieval Practice Effect

An improvement in long-term memory when information is retrieved through testing rather than simply re-reading or reviewing material.