Frank and His Wife, Paula, Run a Country Store in a High-Foot-Traffic

question 32

Multiple Choice

Frank and his wife, Paula, run a country store in a high-foot-traffic area. They are trying to understand what the traffic in the store is by using technology. They are considering setting up a wireless sensor network. Which of the following statements is false?

• A) Motes can be locations throughout the store.
• B) Once they have created the network, they cannot add additional sensors.
• C) The data are moved from sensor to sensor to reach a central computer.
• D) The sensors can tell the direction in which a person is moving.
• E) The network will need a base station.

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