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What is the typical range of transmission for a WPAN?

10 meters

is a low-power, short-range, wireless data and voice transmission technology that falls under the category of WPAN

Bluetooth

Which is a solution to the last mile connection problem?
wireless ISP
Which of the following is the foundation level wireless LAN certification
cwna
Which of the following is a geographic location that is served by a wireless data system and provides network access to mobile users?
hotspot
Which technology can use a pad reader to get product code dates and other information?
RFID
Which of the following is NOT true about wireless data networks?
wireless networks are usually only found in airports and hotels
Which of the following is least likely to have a built-in wireless connection?
SERVER
What is a ‘last mile connection?’
the connection that begins at an Internet service provider, goes through the local neighborhood, and ends at the home or office
Which of the following is an organization’s internal infrastructure connection between two or more remote locations?
BACKHALL CONNEECTION
What type of device is used in the medical field to diagnose digestive problems without surgery?
VIDEO PILL
What aspect of RF may produce biological damage?
heating effects
Which of the following is a wireless technology that is composed of 27 earth-orbiting satellites that allow precise positioning of equipment.
GPS
Which of the following is a wireless network that has a coverage area from several blocks to an entire small city?
WMAN
WLAN speeds typically range up to which of the following
600 MBPS
Which of the following statements is true about the 802.11g standard?
speeds up to 54 Mbps and same radio frequency as 802.11b
Which of the following is a viable option for a large enterprise or campus wireless network?
lightweight access poin
Which is NOT a limitation of infrared wireless systems?
doesn’t work well indoors
Which of the following is true about infrared transmissions?
diffused transmission relies on reflected light
If you are installing an access point on a ceiling, but find there are no electrical outlets nearby to provide power to the AP, what technology should you deploy?
pce
Wireless NICs perform the same function as a wired NIC except for which of the following?
no RJ-45 connection
Windows Vista and Windows 7 use which software for configuring wireless NICs
WLAN AutoConfig
Which of the following is connected inline to each end device and adds power to the line?
midspan device
Which of the following is NOT a major part of an autonomous access point?
WIRELESS DEVICE
Which of the following provides the management and configuration functions for a thin access point?
wireless LAN controller
Which of the following is true of the CardBus form factor
has a bus mastering feature
What are the two components that make up the Windows 7 wireless Hosted Network function?
Virtual Wifi, SoftAP
If a remote wireless bridge is set to ____, it can only transmit to another bridge in root mode.
nonroot mode

Which IEEE standard added speeds of 5.5 and 11 Mbps to the WLAN standards

802.11B
Which type of remote wireless bridge connection is used to connect multiple LAN segments, or buildings together?
point-to-multipoint
What units are used to measure RF power gain and loss on a relative scale?

db

Which is caused by small objects or rough surfaces as an RF signal travels through the air?
scattering
____ modulation changes the number of waves representing one cycle.
Frequency
Which is a method of measuring RF power that can be used as a comparison between two values and gives a better picture of the loss or gain?
relative scale
What does a loss of 10 decibels mean with respect to the percent of power loss in mW?
90%
Which value can be measured by the circuitry on a wireless NIC to determine if it is clear to send its transmission?
rssi
Which describes the natural loss of signal strength through space?
free space loss
Which of the following is an electromagnetic wave?
all of the above
What is the term that describes the ratio of desired signal to undesired signal in the average power level of a transmission?
SNR
Which of the following units is used to measure frequency?
hertz
Power of an electromagnetic signal such as one used in WLANs is measured by which unit?
millwatts
What is the positive difference in amplitude between two signals?
gain
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 ____.
refraction
Which type of modulation changes the starting point of the cycle to represent a change from a 1 bit to a 0 bit and vice versa?
P,M,
The term ____ describes the rate of electrical flow.
Current
Which of the following is true about wireless network operation modes?
a WLAN operating in ad hoc mode does not use an AP
At regular intervals the AP sends a ____ frame to both announce its presence and to provide the necessary information for other devices to join the network.
beacon
What is the default authentication method according to the 802.11 standard?
open system
Which is true about the CSMA/CD media access method?
e hidden node problem makes it unsuitable for wireless networks
Which of the following describes the process of a wireless device switching from one AP to another?
handoff
A method of roaming between APs that are separated by a router is referred to as which of the following?
Mobile IP
When an AP accepts or rejects a wireless device it sends a(n) ____ frame.
association response
In which access method does the access point serve as the polling device?
pcp
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?
the one with the strongest signal strength
Which of the following is true about RTS/CTS?
the RTS indicates the length of time needed for the transmission and ACK
What is the first step in shared key authentication?
wireless device sends an authentication frame to the AP
The 802.11n standard adds a feature to CSMA/CA which is necessary for A-MPDU aggregation called which of the following?
virtual carrier sensing
Following authentication, if the access point accepts the wireless device, it reserves memory space in the AP and establishes a(n) ____ ID for it.
association
Which is true of passive scanning?
a station listens for a beacon frame with an SSID for a set period of time
____ effectively prevents collisions because every device must wait until it receives permission before it can transmit.
polling
Which network area are you likely to find LAN routers and Layer 3 switches?
WORKGROUP
Which power management technology is designed to be used with MIMO devices?
SMPS
Which technology works by inserting a tag header within the existing Ethernet packet?
802.1g trucking
Which of the following are NOT enhanced power management technologies?
CONTINOUS
Which is NOT an advantage of single channel architecture?
AP COVERAGE DOES NOT OVERLAP
In an 802.11b network, which channels are nonoverlapping?
1,6,11
Which type of wireless network uses the ATIM window?
IBSS
Which is true of a wireless mesh network?
only one AP must be connected to the wired network
Which system allows APs and other network equipment to be connected through the Internet and managed from one central location?
CLOUD Management
Which wired device is a WLC most similar to?
managed switch
What happens when an AP sends a DTIM?
all stations change to active mode
A distributed WLAN architecture can be described as which of the following?
an ESS that uses multiple autonomous access points
What should you deploy if you manage a public hotspot and want users to agree to a policy or present credentials before using the WLAN?
captive portal AP
Which of the following is true of wireless VLANs in which the AP is responsible for separating packets for the correct VLAN?
different VLANs are transmitted by the AP on different SSIDs
The capability to prioritize different types of frames is known as which of the following?
quality of service