It was Sunday night my family and I were watching a television show. It was a show for funny video’s and pictures. Before the show ends the host asked the studio audience to vote from the three video they featured last if which is the funniest for them. Then they just handed a device then after the commercial the host already know the vote of the audience.
I asked my father if what kind of device and system is that. I was studying Computer System Design and Programming at that time. I was curious in every system I saw even on television and movies.
He answered me that is was called Audience Response System. The system used for that kind of shows were the audience can participate by voting. My father said it is also used in some companies to have an accurate voting system. I replied him that the voting system was now hi-tech I remember those days before they used manual voting like raising your hands and someone will count it. I sometimes doubt it was not accurate, voters can cheat. My father said this system was accurate and from what he knows once you had voted you cannot vote again meaning you cannot cheat. That system is great and really useful. I also saw it once in one of our school rooms. The special room was used for meeting purposes. Maybe they used the device if they want to vote for something. I just wonder when can I try you used that device.