Airport Security

Objectives Identify where the computer is used at the

airport State the benefits of using computers at the

airport List the steps involved in the registration of

baggages

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• Designing Airports• Use of computer simulation

to• Test different designs

for their effectiveness• Test the volume of air

traffic that the airport can handle

• Check how airports react to stress

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• Basis of traveling plans•Timely and

accurate updating necessary

• If volume of flights is high, manual updating•Will require a lot

of manpower• Is prone to

human error

•Travel/flight Information

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•Customer Database• The collection of customer information

• E.g. Online booking

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• Saves time• Quick and easy retrieval and update

• Data mining• Extract hidden patterns in customers’ data that can

be used for forecast and planning• Commonly used in marketing effort

• Advantages of customer database

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• Disadvantages of customer database• High cost of equipment and

software• High cost of failure

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• Airport Security• Computers are used in airports to enforce

security• Face recognition technology• Biometric passports

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• Airport Security

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• Airport Security

Some computers used in airport security are portable as they are small and light

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• Airport Security• X-Ray luggage scanner

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• Baggage Registration• Keeping track of baggage

• Tag every piece of luggage with a barcode tag that identifies the luggage

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• Entertainment• Transit passengers

can wait for hours and computers allow them to occupy their time usefully• E-mail and

instant messaging

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• Terminal Control• Airports need to keep track of

many moving aircrafts at any one time

• Information is constantly changing• Manual tracking is difficult

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• Disadvantages of Using Computers in Airports• Failure

• Using computers have allowed the volume of work to build up to a very high level

• So manual backup operation plans cannot adequately replace failed computerised systems• Service degradation is unavoidable

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• Disadvantages of Using Computers in Airports• Theft• Computers are capable of

• Storing huge amounts of data• Transferring large amounts of data

• These characteristics make computers susceptible to theft

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• Disadvantages of Using Computers in Airports

Despite these disadvantages, computers will still be used widely in airports as they improve productivity and never tire of working

1. Designing airports, travel/ flight information, security etc.2. Advantages

• Fast update and retrieval of flight information, customer data etc.

• Enhanced securityDisadvantages• Failure• Theft

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