Prelims 2018 · Science and Technology · Question 55
In which of the following areas can GPS technology be used?<br/>1. Mobile phone operations<br/>2. Banking operations<br/>3. Controlling the power grids<br/><br/>Select the correct answer using the code given below:
Answer
1, 2 and 3
1. Mobile phone operations — Correct. GPS is used in mobile phones for location-based services, navigation, emergency response and network functions like time synchronization in telecom systems.
2. Banking operations — Correct. Banking networks, ATMs and digital transactions rely on precise time-stamping; GPS provides accurate timing synchronization for such operations.
3. Controlling the power grids — Correct. Power grids use GPS timing for synchronization, monitoring and fault detection, especially in phasor measurement units (PMUs).
Therefore, all three areas can use GPS technology.