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Infrastructure system APs require a [a] to obtain their configuration. Specified Answer for: a Correct Answers for: a application server

Question 2

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Autonomous system APs need to be configuredby the system [a]. Specified Answer for: a Correct Answers for: a ip address administrator

Question 3

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A group of wireless devices that is served by a single access point is known as a [a] which is sometimes known as [b] mode. Specified Answer for: a Specified Answer for: b Correct Answers for: a Correct Answers for: b Basic Service Set infrastructural BSS basice service set infrastructure

Question 4

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The [a] serves as the "network name" for the group of wireless devices that is served by a single AP.

Specified Answer for: a Correct Answers for: a

Basic Service Set SSID service set identifier

Question 5

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If more than one AP is required for the network to support the users, it is known as an [a]. Specified Answer for: a Correct Answers for: a network ESS extended service set

Question 6

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Peer-to-peer or ad hoc mode is called a [a]. Specified Answer for: a Correct Answers for: a Ad Hoc IBSS independent basic service set

y Question 1

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Which wireless device is used to connect two network segments together? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] bridge wireless bridge

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What type of material is an industrial access point cover usually made of? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] metal steel

Question 3

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An official standard controlled by a standards organization is referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] de jure de jure standard

Question 4

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In the diagram, device 1a is set to root mode. What mode is device 3c set to? ch02_q3-4.bmp Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] non-root mode non root mode non-root non root

Question 5

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Which standard covers wireless networks (WLAN)?

Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] 802.11

Question 6

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In the diagram, device 1a is set to root mode. What mode is device 2b set to? ch02_q3-4.bmp Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] repeater repeater mode

Question 7

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The type of standard that follows common practices in the industry is referred to as: Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] de facto de facto standard

Question 8

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What number has been assigned to the project best know for establishing standards for computer networks? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] 802

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What is the name of the technology that sends an electrical current through unused wires of an Ethernet cable? Answer Selected Answer: Correct Answer: [None Given] POE power over ethernet

y Question 1

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At regular intervals the AP in an infrastructure network or wireless device in an ad hoc network sends a ____ frame both to announce its presence and to provide the necessary information for other devices to join the network. Answer Selected Answer: beacon

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An access point sends out a beacon frame containing a ____ identifying the stations that have buffered frames waiting at the access point. Answer Selected Answer: traffic indication map

Question 3

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When an ESS is installed it is desirable to configure the areas of coverage much like cells in a cellular telephone system. Answer

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True

Question 4

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Why is CSMA/CD unsuitable for wireless networks? Answer Selected Answer: Both A and B

Question 5

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On ESS networks that have multiple access points, the wireless device might actually receive beacon frames from several APs. Which AP would a wireless device generally choose in this case? Answer Selected Answer: the one with the strongest signal strength

Question 6

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The first major function of the MAC layer involves defining procedures for a wireless device to discover the WLAN. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 7

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The ____ field appears first in a management frame. Answer

Selected Answer:

Frame control

Question 8

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Wireless authentication involves a user logging on to the access point. Answer Selected Answer: False

Question 9

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With MobileIP, the ____ assigns the mobile computer a new (but temporary) IP number. Answer Selected Answer: foreign agent

Question 10

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What is the first step in shared key authentication? Answer Selected Answer: wireless device sends an authentication frame to the AP

Question 11

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The 802.11 standard provides an option that can be used when collisions occur due to a hidden node. That option is known as ____. Answer Selected Answer: virtual carrier sensing

Question 12

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What is the default authentication method according to the 802.11 standard? Answer Selected Answer: open system

Question 13

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The RTS/CTS protocol is especially taxing when ____ data packets are being transmitted. Answer Selected Answer: short

Question 14

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The ____ field appears last in a data frame. Answer Selected Answer: Duration

Question 15

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The ____ draft defines a superset of features that is intended to provide QoS over WLANs. Answer Selected Answer: 802.11e

Question 16

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____ effectively prevents collisions because every device must wait until it receives permission before it can transmit. Answer Selected Answer: Polling

Question 17

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Which of the following describes a wireless device switching from one AP to another? Answer Selected Answer: handoff

Question 18

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A home agent is a forwarding mechanism that keeps track of where the mobile computer is located. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 19

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What is the difference between passive and active scanning? Answer Selected Answer: which device initiates the discovery

Question 20

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CSMA/CA eliminates the possibility of collisions. Answer Selected Answer: False

Question 21

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In an infrastructure network the beacon interval is normally set to ____ ms, although it can be modified. Answer Selected Answer: 100

Question 22

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A BSS is ____. Answer Selected Answer: a group of wireless devices that is served by a single access point

Question 23

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When an AP accepts or rejects a wireless device it sends a(n) ____ frame. Answer Selected Answer: association response

Question 24

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All frames contain the MAC address of the source and destination device, a frame sequence number, and a frame ____ used for error detection.

Answer Selected Answer: check sequence

Question 25

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What is the minimum number of BSS networks required to form an ESS? Answer Selected Answer: 2

Question 26

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Following authentication, if the access point accepts the wireless device, it reserves memory space in the AP and establishes a(n) ____ ID for it. Answer Selected Answer: association

y Question 1

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What is the shape of a Fresnel zone? Answer Selected Answer: Ellipsoidal

Question 2

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The length of an antenna should be about ____ the wavelength. Answer

Selected Answer:

1/4 of

Question 3

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Highly-directional antennas are generally concave dish-shaped devices. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 4

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____ modulation changes the number of waves representing one cycle. Answer Selected Answer: Frequency

Question 5

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Whenever a wave completes its trip and returns back to the starting point it has finished two cycles. Answer Selected Answer: False

Question 6

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Electromagnetic waves travel freely through space in all directions at the speed of light, or approximately ____ per second. Answer Selected Answer: 186,000 miles

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The term ____ describes the rate of electrical flow. Answer Selected Answer: current

Question 8

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The ASK 1 bit has a carrier signal (positive voltage) while a 0 bit has no signal (zero voltage). Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 9

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A loss of 10 decibels means that ____ percent of the power has been lost in mW. Answer Selected Answer: 90

Question 10

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What is the free space loss (in dB) for IEEE 802.11b and 802.11g WLANs when the distance in meters is 100? Answer Selected Answer: 80

Question 11

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The maximum EIRP for IEEE 802.11b WLANs is ____ mW. Answer Selected Answer: 100

Question 12

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A ____ dipole antenna produces a flatter signal than a standard dipole antenna. Answer Selected Answer: high-gain

Question 13

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When a digital signal needs to be transmitted over an analog medium, such as when a computer needs to send digital signals over an analog telephone line or TV cable, a device known as a(n) ____ is used. Answer Selected Answer: modem

Question 14

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Which of the following types of wave is imperceptible? Answer Selected Answer: radio

Question 15

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Which type of RF loss is caused by the equipment transmitting the signal? Answer Selected Answer: Voltage Standing Wave Ratio

Question 16

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Television uses three types of modulation. The video portion uses ____. Answer Selected Answer: AM

Question 17

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What is a problem with measuring RF loss using a linear scale? Answer Selected Answer: it does not reveal what the loss is in relation to the whole

Question 18

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Which digital modulation technique is similar to frequency modulation? Answer Selected Answer: frequency shift keying

Question 19

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____ polarization is typically used in wireless LANs with the dual antennas of access points pointing upward. Answer

Selected Answer:

Vertical

Question 20

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Which of the following units is used to measure frequency? Answer Selected Answer: hertz

Question 21

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In a wireless transmission data travels on invisible radio waves. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 22

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Which of the following is an electromagnetic wave? Answer Selected Answer: All of the above

Question 23

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____ antennas are used for long distance, point-to-point wireless links, such as connecting buildings that are up to 42 kilometers (25 miles) apart. Answer Selected Answer: Highly-directional

Question 24

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A basic rule of thumb is that each 6 dB increase in EIRP results in a quadrupling of the transmission range (distance from the antenna), and a 6 dB reduction in EIRP translates into reducing the range by four Answer Selected Answer: False

Question 25

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____ can occur intentionally from an external power source that amplifies the signal, or unintentionally when an RF signal bounces off an object and combines with the original signal to amplify it. Answer Selected Answer: Gain

Question 26

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When an RF signal moves from one medium to another of a different density the signal actually bends instead of traveling in a straight line. This is known as ____. Answer Selected Answer: refraction

y Question 1

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Beginning with Windows ____, all Microsoft desktop operating systems recognize a wireless NIC without the need for any external software drivers. Answer

Selected Answer:

XP

Question 2

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An access point has a(n) ____ wired network interface that allows it to connect by cable to a standard wired network. Answer Selected Answer: RJ-45

Question 3

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Ultimately, who regulates standards that are developed by consortia? Answer Selected Answer: the marketplace

Question 4

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If a remote wireless bridge is set to ____, it can only transmit to another bridge in root mode. Answer Selected Answer: non-root mode

Question 5

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Which type of remote wireless bridge connection is used to connect multiple LAN segments together? Answer

Selected Answer:

point-to-multipoint

Question 6

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The IEEE 802.11 standard outlines the use of ____ transmissions for WLANs. Answer Selected Answer: diffused infrared

Question 7

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CF cards consist of a small circuit board that contains flash memory chips and a dedicated controller chip. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 8

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How does an access point receive electrical power if it is mounted in a location that is not close to an electrical outlet? Answer Selected Answer: through the unused wires in a standard unshielded twisted pair (UTP) Ethernet cable

Question 9

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When a business is registered as a ____ they are qualified be placed in an online database of wireless hotspot locations. Answer

Selected Answer:

Wi-Fi Zone

Question 10

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Most bridges have what is known as ____ that minimizes the spread of the signal so that it can reach farther distances. Answer Selected Answer: delay spread

Question 11

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What is the name for the computer network architecture standards developed by the IEEE? Answer Selected Answer: Project 802

Question 12

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What is a disadvantage of standards? Answer Selected Answer: they can open domestic markets in larger countries to overseas competition

Question 13

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Which of the following statements describes the difference between a CF wireless NIC and a PC card? Answer

Selected Answer:

PC card is larger than CF

Question 14

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What function is performed by a wireless gateway? Answer Selected Answer: All of the above

Question 15

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Most industry experts recommend one access point for no more than ____ users if they are performing basic e-mail, light Web surfing, and occasionally transferring mediumsized files. Answer Selected Answer: 50

Question 16

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Microsoft Windows has become the ____ standard operating system today for personal desktop computers and network servers. Answer Selected Answer: de facto

Question 17

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De facto standards are not actually standards at all. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 18

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A(n) ____ card improves input/output speed over a PC Card by increasing the bus width to 32 bits yet still supports lower-voltage PC Cards. Answer Selected Answer: CardBus

Question 19

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The radio frequency spectrum is divided into ____ different sections or bands. Answer Selected Answer: 450

Question 20

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The 802.11b standard can support wireless devices that are up to ____ meters apart. Answer Selected Answer: 115

Question 21

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A device called a ____ must sometimes be attached to a PDA in order to establish a wireless connection. The device contains a slot for a wireless NIC or similar device. Answer Selected Answer: sled

Question 22

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Which IEEE committee establishes standards for wireless wide area networks? Answer Selected Answer: 802.16

Question 23

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If a remote wireless bridge is in repeater mode it functions as a standard AP only and does not communicate with other remote wireless bridges. Answer Selected Answer: False

Question 24

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What is another name for a NIC? Answer Selected Answer: client network adapter

Question 25

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The IEEE 802.11g draft was a compromise based on input from several different chip (microprocessor) manufacturers, who had a major stake in the outcome. Answer Selected Answer: True

Question 26

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Only one type of wireless NIC is available for laptop computers. Answer Selected Answer: False

WWAN I. A wireless computer data network that may extend over a large geographical area. Wi-Fi Q. Term for certain types of wireless LANs that use specifications in the 802.11 family. Antenna P. Converts radio-frequency fields (RF) into alternating current (AC) or vice versa. Hot spot R. Wireless network that provides Internet connection and virtual private network access from a given location. RFID G. Incorporates the use of radio frequency to uniquely identify an object, animal, or person. Microbrowser O. Software built into a wireless device that allows users to access and display spcially formatted Internet content using a handset device. WLAN C. Local area network in which a user can connect through a radio connection. WiMAX J. Wireless industry coalition whose members organized to advance the IEEE 802.16 standard, which will enable wireless networks to transmit up to 30 miles. War driving B. The act of locating and possibly exploiting connections to wireless networks while driving around. WAP H. Specification for a set of protocols that standardize the way wireless devices, such as cellular telephones and radio transceivers, are used for Internet access. Piconet A. Formed when at least two devices, such as a portable PC and a cellular phone, connect using Bluetooth technology. Bluetooth K. Telecommunications industry specification that describes how mobile phones, computer, and personal digital assistants (PDAs) can be networked easily using a short-range (about 30 feet) connection. WPAN C. Local area network in which a user can connect through a radio connection. FSO L. Refers to the transmission of modulated visible or infrared (IR) beams through the atmosphere to obtain broadband communications. Wireless adapter E. A card that is inserted into a device to connect it to a wireless network. GSM F. A WWAN technology used by cell phones and other handheld devices. Access point D. A wireless network for interconnecting devices centered around an individual person's workspace. WML N. A language that allows the text portions of Web pages to be displayed on cell phones and PDAs wirelessly.