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BIOMETRICS : AN INTRODUCTION

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  BIOMETRICS  Biometrics defined as a branch of ICT and considered as a tool for the identification and verification of the person  on the basis of physiological and/or behavioral characteristics of the person. A method of authenticating personal identity electronically through the use of digital data (usually encrypted) in which measurements of the person's unique physiological or behavioral characteristics are recorded (ODLIS). NEED OF BIOMETRICS Password are not reliable- –         Too many –         Can be stolen –         Forgotten –         Shared –         Many passwords easy to guess –         PIN can be duplicated –         PIN can be lost or stolen –         PIN a weak link (writing the PIN on card) Protect Sensitive Information- –         Banking –         Medical –         Commercial –         Government TYPES : - FINGERPRINT   Every person has a unique fingerprint which is composed of ridges, grooves, and direction of the lines. There are

QR CODE AND ITS USES

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video link suggestion A  QR code  (an  initialism  for  quick response code ) is a type of  matrix barcode  (or two-dimensional barcode) [1] [2]  invented in 1994 by the  Japanese  automotive company  Denso Wave . [3] [4]  A barcode is a machine-readable optical label that can contain information about the item to which it is attached. In practice, QR codes often contain data for a locator, identifier, or  tracker  that points to a website or application. A QR code uses four standardized encoding modes (numeric, alphanumeric, byte/binary, and  kanji ) to store data efficiently; extensions may also be used. [5] The Quick Response system became popular outside the automotive industry due to its fast readability and greater storage capacity compared to standard  UPC barcodes . Applications include product tracking, item identification, time tracking, document management, and general marketing. [6] A QR code consists of black squares arranged in a square grid on a white background, which c

CLEARING HOUSES : An Overview

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    Clearing Houses   Ø To understand the clearing house , first of all we have to understand that what is Information Centre.   u Information centre is an organisation that   v   (a) selects, acquires, stores and retrieves information in response to requests v   (b) prepares abstracts, extracts and indexes of information, and v (c) disseminates information in anticipation and in response to requests.     v Information centres are attached to highly specialised research and development (R&D) organisations. Information Centre provides various services such as referral service, literature search, translations, bibliographies, abstracting, etc. to its large number of users. u There are varied forms of information centres viz.   (a) Information Analysis Centres (b) Clearing Houses (c) Data Centres and Data Banks.   So, now we will discuss   about the Clearing House.     u In scientific parlance, a clearing house is a relatively new co

SPECIAL LIBRARIES : An Overview

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  Special Libraries are the Libraries which are attached to Special Type of Organization like that of learned societies, research organizations, industrial and commercial undertakings, government departments and special education institutions. They deal with one subject or a group of allied subjects, but the form of their material can be varied such as periodicals, standards and patents specifications, maps, clippings, technical reports, microfilms, microfiches, disc and tapes, sound recordings etc . u Harrod  defines that     “Special library is a collection of books and other printed, graphic or recorded material dealing with a limited field of knowledge and provided by a learned society, research organization, industrial or commercial undertaking, government department or even an educational institution. It may also be a special branch of a public library serving certain interests or occupational groups such as a technical library or a special subject library, meeting the needs

5G MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

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 5G Technology stands for 5th Generation Mobile technology. 5G technology has changed the means to use cell phones within very high bandwidth. User never experienced ever before such a high value technology. Nowadays mobile users have much awareness of the cell phone (mobile) technology. The 5G technologies include all type of advanced features which makes 5G technology most powerful and in huge demand in near future. The gigantic array of innovative technology being built into new cell phones is stunning. 5G technologies which are on hand held phone offering more power and features than at least 1000 lunar modules. A user can also hook their 5G technology cell phone with their Laptop to get broadband internet access. 5G technology including camera, MP3 recording, video player, large phone memory, dialling speed, audio player and much more you never imagine. For children rocking fun Bluetooth technology and Pico nets has become in market. What 5g Technology Offers?  5G