NAME: ……………………………………………………………………………………………… GRADE & SEC: …………………..

RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)

Name Any three from the following

Passport number Nationality
Date of birth Issue date
Place of birth Expiry date
Signature Facial characteristics/photograph
Gender /fingerprint/retina scan
Place of issue Biometric measurements (face)

More secure than a traditional passport as biometric

measurement data difficult to forge

More rapid flow at security check points/quicker than reading it

manually

Any two from:

− Magnetic stripe
– RFID
− Chip
− Bar code

Department of ICT 3 Grade 8

 RFID chip consists of a microchip and an antenna.
Microchip is used to store and process data and antenna is
used to receive and transmit data.

The reader in the washing machine sends out radio signals to

the tag attached with the cloth. The tag antenna receives it and
send the data from the chip to the reader.

Any two from:

− It stops material being incorrectly washed
− It stops coloured items of clothing being in the wrong wash
− It stops clothing of different material being washed with others
− It allows the wash cycle to be set automatically
− It will know the amount of water to use so won’t waste water

RFID reader

OCR (Optical Character Reader)

Chip Reader

Magnetic Strip Reader

Department of ICT 4 Grade 8