Free RFID and Barcode Training Assessment

30 questions to check your knowledge of radio frequency identification and barcode technology.

Page updated October 2026 · Original assessment questions retained.

Use this free assessment to review RFID tags, readers, operating frequencies, electronic product codes, and barcode fundamentals. The questions come from the original BIN95 RFID training assessment.

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Original assessment context: Some questions refer to historical retail adoption, standards, or the tag generations available when the original assessment was written. They should be read in that context rather than as a current market survey.

RFID and barcode questions

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1. What does the acronym RFID stand for? Remote Field Identification Radio Frequency Identification Radio Field Identification Radio Frequency Imaging & detection No Answer

2. An active tag generally has … It's own power source Does not have its own power source Is more active than a passive tag Actively seeks other tags No Answer

3. A linear bar code is generally made up of … Horizontal dashed lines Thick and thin squares Vertical thick colored lines Vertical thick and thin black lines No Answer

4. A good RFID reader can detect … Only one tag in one minute Only one tag in two seconds Seven tags in one minute Many tags in a second No Answer

5. A good bar code reader can read … Only one bar code at a time Two bar codes at once Many bar codes at once Many bar codes, at the same time, from a distance of several feet No Answer

6. Which of the following statements concerning bar codes is true? The EAN bar code is a subset of the UPC bar coding system The UPC bar code is a subset of the EAN bar coding system The EAN bar codes and UPC bar codes are mutually exclusive The EAN bar codes and UPC bar codes have some overlaps No Answer

7. Which of these technologies is the cheapest automatic identification technology today? RFID Facial recognition Bar Code Fingerprint recognition No Answer

8. Name the retailer that was the first one to issue a directive to many of its suppliers to use RFID technology. Best Buy Target Tesco Wal-Mart No Answer

9. The acronym "UHF" stands for … Ultimate High Frequency Ultra High Frequency Ultra Heavy Frequency Ultra High Fidelity No Answer

10. The main difference in Active tags and Passive tags is … The tag's communication speed The tag's frequency The tag's power source The tag's data storage capacity No Answer

11. What could be the frequency range of a typical LF tag? 1-10Hz 100Hz-1KHz 125-134 KHz 125-134 MHz No Answer

12. RFID smart cards used for access control, personal identification and similar applications generally use this frequency. 13.56MHz 100 KHz 125 MHz 134KHz No Answer

13. Which Standards body has published the largest number of standards related to RFID technology? IEEE IEC ISO ANSI No Answer

14. Can RFID tags be used in Hazardous areas? No, never Yes, provided certain conditions are met Cannot Say for sure No Answer

15. In the context of RFID tag frequencies, what does the acronym ISM stand for? Industrial, Scientific and Medical International Scientific Medium Industrial Security Medium International Scientific and Medical No Answer

16. An antenna is mounted on an RFID "reader". Which of these fields surrounds it? Electrical fields Magnetic fields Both Electrical and Magnetic fields Cosmic Ray fields No Answer

17. In RFID technology terms, a device is used to read the data off RFID tags in its vicinity & write fresh data into the tags' memories. This device is generally referred to as… RFID reader RFID writer RFID reader and writer None of these No Answer

18. At present, how many generations of RFID tags are present in the market? One Two Three Four No Answer

19. Can RFID tags be used to tag metallic objects? No, RFID tags cannot be used at all Yes, all kinds of RFID tags can be used for this. Yes, special kinds of tags can be used Cannot Say for sure No Answer

20. An RFID system is used for "Yard Management" in a large container yard having many trucks and containers. The system keeps track of moving trucks and containers in a large area. What kind of RFID system is this likely to be? UHF type LF type HF type Any of these No Answer

21. In RFID terminology "backscatter" generally refers to … A phenomenon which causes scattering of data A phenomenon used for data transfer A weakening electromagnetic field A phenomenon which causes loss of data No Answer

22. The EPC in RFID terminology refers to … Electromagnetic Process Control Electromagnetic Process Coding Electromagnetic Point Code Electronic Product Code No Answer

23. An RFID reader is connected to a PC which has been infected with a virus. The reader is accessing passive, read only tags in its vicinity. Can the reader now "infect" the RFID tags? Yes, of course Yes, under some conditions No, never Cannot say for sure No Answer

24. Anti theft tags are commonly used to protect items in supermarkets. How many data bits do these tags need? 1 bit 8 bits 16 bits 32 bits No Answer

25. A shopper goes into a supermarket and purchases two identical boxes of cereals which have bar codes on them. These two bar codes on the two boxes would be… There would be minor differences There may or may not be differences The last line in the bar code would be different. Exactly identical No Answer

26. Which of the following statements is true? A barcode reader requires a line of sight A barcode reader doesn't require a line of sight An RFID reader requires a line of sight None of these No Answer

27. If a shopper goes into a supermarket and purchases two identical boxes of cereals which have standard LF RFID tags containing Electronic Product Code numbers on them. These numbers on the two RFID tags could be… Identical numbers Different numbers There is a likelihood of them being identical Cannot say No Answer

28. If the shopper above now, after visiting the supermarket, takes the boxes of cereals along with him and goes to watch a movie in a theater, can his movements be easily tracked by a detective sitting some miles away in his office? ( because of the RFID tags) Possible if the shopper is within 5 miles of the detective's office Possible if the detective's office is within 2 miles of the movie theater Possible if the movie theater does not have cell phone jammers No, it's not possible No Answer

29. If we were to assign unique Electronic Product Code numbers to every item manufactured on the planet… We would run out of numbers We would not run out of numbers Cannot say No Answer

30. The near field and far field for an RFID reader and an associated tag is determined by … Distance between reader and tag Type of tag (Active or passive) The frequency of operation and the distance between tag and reader None of these No Answer

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