User's Manual

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Introduction
Kensington
Security Slot
Also called a K-Slot or Kensington lock, is a small hole found on almost all
small or portable computer and electronics equipment, particularly on
expensive and relatively light ones. It is used for attaching a lock, in particular
those from Kensington Computer Products Group, who are its originators.
Locks are generally secured in place with a key or some mechanical PIN
device and attached through a rubberized metal cable. The end of the cable
has a small loop which allows the whole cable to be looped around a
permanent object, such as a heavy table or other similar equipment, thus
securing it in place.
LED
Light Emitting Diode.
Semiconductor which emits light if connected to voltage.
MRTD
General Term for all Machine Readable Travel Documents.
Official document issued by a State or organization which conforms to ICAO
Doc 9303 specifications and which is used by the holder for international travel
(e.g. Passport, Visa, MRTD, ID cards) and which contains mandatory eye
readable data and a separate mandatory data summary in a format which is
capable of being read by machine.
MRZ
Machine Readable Zone.
Fixed dimensional area located on the MRTD, containing mandatory and
optional data formatted for machine reading using OCR methods.
OCR
Optical Character Recognition.
It is the mechanical or electronic translation of images of handwritten or
typewritten text on paper into machine-editable text. It is scanned with a
computer (NCI) and converted to an editable text document (CI). OCR is
already being used widely in the legal profession, where searches that once
required hours or days can now be accomplished in a few seconds.
OCR-font
OCR font is the term given to a set of special typeface style developed for
Optical Character Readers and Optical Character Recognition software. Each
character within a font will have a defined reproducible size and shape. For
OCR, these are defined by ISO 1073-II and OCR-B is preferred.
OCR fonts are standardized and designed to be both machine and human
readable. Some examples of OCR implementations include bank checks,
passports, serial labels and postal mail.
RFID or RF
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) is a method of identifying unique items
using radio waves. Typically, a reader communicates with a tag, which holds
digital information in a microchip. But there are chipless forms of RFID tags
that use material to reflect back a portion of the radio waves beamed at them.
As well as the standard passport data already included, this can also be used
to store biometric features. The basic technical specifications of the RF chip
for use in passports have been standardized by the ICAO.
RMA
A Return Merchandise Authorization or Return Material Authorization is a
transaction whereby the recipient of a product arranges to return goods to the
supplier to have the product repaired or replaced or in order to receive a
refund or credit for another product from the same retailer or corporation.
Smart Card
A Smart Card, chip card, or integrated circuit card (ICC), is defined as any
pocket-sized card with embedded integrated circuits which can process
information. The card is made of plastic, generally PVC, but sometimes ABS
or polycarbonate. The card may embed a hologram or other security features
to avoid counterfeiting. Smart Cards are defined according to the card data
read and wright features and the type of chip implanted within the card. There
is a wide range of options.
The most common type of Smart Card is the contact Smart Card where
electrical contacts located on the outside of the card connect to a card reader
when the card is inserted. Contact Smart Cards are standardized in ISO/IEC
7816.
Contactless Smart Cards employ a radio frequency (RFID) between card and
reader without physical insertion of the card. Instead the card is passed along
the exterior of the reader and read. Contactless Smart Cards are standardized
in ISO/IEC 14443.
Table 1.1 Glossary of terms
Term Definition