Power grid 1 Red tape meets black wire Just a few days ago 10 per cent of the world’s population faced a series of power cuts – India’s Northern and Eastern grids came to halt and 600 million people were confronted with the delicate state of their nation’s electricity grid. The reason for the power failure is complex, and you can read more detail below, but essentially it came down to one thing: the power system had recently been transformed from a system to move electricity around this
Words: 2065 - Pages: 9
Introduction: Recently, all the banks in Kuwait use the smart cards instead of the regular credit and debit cards. A smart card resembles a credit card in size and shape, but inside it is completely different. First of all, it has an inside -- a normal credit card is a simple piece of plastic. The inside of a smart card usually contains an embedded microprocessor. The microprocessor is under a gold contact pad on one side of the card. Think of the microprocessor as replacing the usual magnetic stripe
Words: 881 - Pages: 4
hiiii A T M (Automated Teller Machine) facilitates the customer to do Banking transactions such as Cash withdrawal, balance enquiry, obtaining mini-statement, transfer of funds between his/her own accounts etc. Union Bank of India tied up with Visa for issuing International Debit Cards to the customers of all its branches. The Debit Card provides ‘ANY TIME / ANY WHERE’ Banking to the customers. Presently, Bank has 2634 ATMs (as on 31.03.2011) which are on-line (connected to a switch), conveniently
Words: 252 - Pages: 2
and Management Mis Case 1. What are UPS “Smart Labels?” What role do they play in UPS operations? UPS Smart Labels are bar coded labels that are used to initiate a UPS transaction. The bar code label contains all the key information about the customer, the package size, destination and weight. This information is sent immediately to a UPS processing center at the very time it is created with a UPS drivers hand held computer (the DIAD IV). The smart labels become the control document used throughout
Words: 325 - Pages: 2
A PAPER ON “SMART MATERIALS:A NEW TREND IN TECHNOLOGY” PRESENTED BY, SAHIL G. GOVINDWAR. . govindwar.sahil@gmail.com Contact No: 7709575108. BABASAHEB NAIK COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. PUSAD. . CONTENTS . Sr. No. | Title | Page No. | 1 | Abstract | 1 | 2 | Introduction | 1 | 3 | Classification | 2 | 4 | Advantages and Disadvantages |
Words: 1525 - Pages: 7
details and managing daily life activities can now live independently with the assistance of smart computer systems. Sleep regulation warnings, ergonomic assistance in moving around the living space and cooking assistance systems are a few examples in this regard. Moreover, assistive technologies help ageing population better interact with technological devices such as smartphones. The emergence of smart technologies has opened the portal for the development of increasingly powerful and customized
Words: 1073 - Pages: 5
1- Describe the security vulnerabilities exploited by the hackers. “The 21st century bank heist” was one of the biggest bank robberies that demonstrated by a group of hackers, and a global network of cyber criminals operating more than 26 countries stole 45 million by hacking into a database of prepaid debit cards. Hackers got into bank databases, and eliminated withdrawal limits on all available pre-paid debit cards and created access codes then loaded that data into a plastic card (an old hotel's
Words: 560 - Pages: 3
1. You are preparing to implement smart cards into your organization for all users. Which Windows Server 2003 service must you install in order to support smart card authentication? A: b. Certificate Service 2. Based on strong password characteristics, what is wrong with the password TiGer01? What would you recommend changing to make this password stronger? A: Do not use a full dictionary word, make it at least 8 characters, and add a symbol/special character to the password. 3. One
Words: 425 - Pages: 2
ATM Fraud ATM fraud is common amongst all Americans. It happens to innocent people day in and day out. Anyone is at risk whether your card is stolen or not. Card trapping and card skimming are two types of ATM fraud. There are also ways to prevent it as well. Card trapping is one form of ATM fraudulence. Criminals manipulate ATM machines so that any card that is inserted gets stuck or trapped. The scammer then pretends to offer help to the victim and asks them to reenter their
Words: 332 - Pages: 2
The first alternating current power grid system was installed in 1886.[5] At that time, the grid was a centralized unidirectional system of electric power transmission, electricity distribution, and demand-driven control. In the 20th century local grids grew over time, and were eventually interconnected for economic and reliability reasons. By the 1960s, the electric grids of developed countries had become very large, mature and highly interconnected, with thousands of 'central' generation power
Words: 612 - Pages: 3
