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5) We use the terms Wi-Fi and ________ interchangeably in this book.
A) 802.1
B) 802.3
C) 802.11
D) 802.1X
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 2c
Objective: Describe basic Wi-Fi technology and access points.
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6) In a Wi-Fi LAN, wireless hosts generally send frames directly to one another.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 3a
Objective: Describe basic Wi-Fi technology and access points.
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9) Simple installation rules are sufficient to reduce propagation problems to nonissues in
________.
A) 802.3
B) 802.11
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: A
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 4b
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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13) If another wireless device is near, but in an unknown direction, it is better to use ________.
A) an omnidirectional antenna
B) a dish antenna
C) neither A nor B
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 6a
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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15) If a signal has a strength of 100 mW at 10 meters, how strong will it be at 40 meters?
A) about 0.5 mW
B) about 5 mW
C) about 25 mW
D) about 6 mW
Answer: D
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 7a
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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16) If a signal has a strength of 100 mW at 10 meters, how strong will it be at 100 meters?
A) about 10 mW
B) about 1 mW
C) about 0.1
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 7b
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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17) If the signal strength from an omnidirectional radio source is 100 mW at 10 meters, how
strong will it be at 30 meters, ignoring absorptive attenuation?
A) about 30 mW
B) about 11 mW
C) about 4 mW
D) about 0.1 mW
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 7e
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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19) What propagation problem becomes worse when there is a large, and dense, object between
sender and receiver?
A) multipath interference
B) shadow zones (dead zones)
C) inverse square law attenuation
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 8b
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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20) The most serious problem with wireless transmission in WLANs is ________.
A) inverse square law attenuation
B) absorptive attenuation
C) shadow zones
D) multipath interference
Answer: D
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 8c
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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21) Multipath interference is mitigated through ________.
A) broadband transmission
B) MIMO
C) beamforming
D) spread spectrum transmission
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 8d
Objective: Describe physical layer radio transmission.
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25) To handle multiple conversations in 802.11 transmission, you normally use multiple
________.
A) channels
B) frequencies
C) service bands
D) wires
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 9b
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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26) The set of frequencies used for police communication in a city are ________.
A) channels
B) frequencies
C) spectrums
D) none of the above
Answer: D
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 9d
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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27) An FM radio station is called Moldy Oldies 101.1. The 101.1 refers to its ________.
A) single frequency
B) channel
C) service band
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 9e
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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29) Signals in a transmission usually ________.
A) travel at a single frequency
B) spread over a range of frequencies
C) spread over the entire frequency distribution
D) spread over the entire service band
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 10a
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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30) What is the bandwidth of a channel that extends from 55 MHz to 60 MHz?
A) 60 MHz
B) 55 MHz
C) 65 MHz
D) none of the above
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 10b
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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31) If you want to transmit 7 times as fast in radio, you need to use ________.
A) channels that are about 7 times as wide
B) channels that are about 49 times as wide
C) spread spectrum transmission
D) none of the above
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 10c
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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33) To transmit data very rapidly, you would want a ________ channel.
A) narrowband
B) broadband
C) single-frequency band
D) single-mode
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 10d
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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37) Many 802.11 standards work in the 5 GHz_____.
A) licensed spectrum
B) unlicensed spectrum
C) licensed service band
D) unlicensed service band
Answer: D
Difficulty: Medium
Question: 11a
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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41) Two access points that operate on the same channel will ________.
A) bond
B) coordinate their use of the channel
C) interfere
D) divide the available spectrum about equally
Answer: C
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 12
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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43) The 2.4 GHz band supports ________ possible non-overlapping 20 MHz channel(s).
A) 1
B) 3
C) 7
D) 11
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 13b
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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45) Companies prefer the 5 GHz band because there is ________ than in the 2.5 GHz band.
A) more bandwidth
B) less absorptive attenuation
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 13d
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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46) If you triple channel bandwidth, what happens to the number of channels in a service band?
A) It triples.
B) It increases by a factor of nine.
C) It is reduced a third.
D) It is reduced a ninth.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 13e
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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49) Spread spectrum transmission's wider channels brings ________.
A) greater speed
B) greater reliability
C) greater security
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 14d
Objective: Explain the frequency spectrum, service bands and channels.
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51) Access points take ________ from wireless devices and send them on to devices on the
wired LAN.
A) packets
B) frames
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: A
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 16a
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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52) A wireless host sends a packet to a server on the company's wired Ethernet LAN via an
access point. How many frames will be involved in this one-way transmission?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 4
D) There will be one frame for each switch along the way.
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 16b
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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53) A single access point, and the set of hosts it serves, is called a(n) ________.
A) BSS
B) BSSID
C) ESS
D) none of the above
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 17a
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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54) In roaming, a wireless client moves from one ________ to another without losing its
connection.
A) ESS
B) BSS
C) SSID
D) none of the above
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 17a
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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57) Access points in the same ESS communicate via ________.
A) wireless transmission
B) the distribution system
C) a master access point
D) routers
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 17c
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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60) If there is an access point that serves eight wireless hosts, on how many channels will these
devices transmit and receive during the course of an hour or two?
A) 1
B) 2
C) 8
D) 9
Answer: A
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 18a
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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61) ________ is a technique for preventing two wireless stations from interfering with each other
by transmitting at the same time.
A) Creating extended service sets
B) Roaming
C) The distribution system
D) Media access control
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 18b
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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63) Within a BSS (and without MU-MIMO), the access point and a wireless host it serves can
transmit at the same time.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 18d
Objective: Describe 802.11 Wi-Fi operation with access points.
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65) In CSMA/CD+ACK, when a wireless NIC wishes to transmit, it listens for traffic. If there is
traffic, it waits. When the traffic stops, it may transmit immediately.
A) always true
B) sometimes true
C) always false
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 19b
Objective: If you have read the More Information box, "Media Access Control," describe how
MAC operates.
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68) Which is one of the only two reliable protocols we have seen this term?
A) IP
B) CSMA/CA+ACK
C) UDP
D) 802.3
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 19f
Objective: If you have read the More Information box, "Media Access Control," describe how
MAC operates.
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69) In ________, when a wireless host wishes to send, it first sends a message to the wireless
access point asking for permission to send. When the access point sends back a response, the
host sending the original message may transmit. All other hosts must wait.
A) CSMA/CA+ACK
B) CSMA/CA
C) CSMA/CD
D) RTS/CTS
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 20a
Objective: If you have read the More Information box, "Media Access Control," describe how
MAC operates.
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70) The 802.11 standard has two mechanisms for media access control. Of the two, ________ is
mandatory.
A) MAC
B) CSMA/CA+ACK
C) RTS/CTS
D) CSMA/CD
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 20b
Objective: If you have read the More Information box, "Media Access Control," describe how
MAC operates.
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72) When does it make sense to use RTS/CTS?
A) when all devices can hear each other
B) when not all of the devices can hear each other
C) when efficiency is crucial
D) always
Answer: B
Difficulty: Medium
Question: 20e
Objective: If you have read the More Information box, "Media Access Control," describe how
MAC operates.
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74) ________ is among the most widely used 802.11 transmission standards used today.
A) 802.11g
B) 802.11ac
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 22a
Objective: Compare and contrast 802.11n and 802.11ac.
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76) Individual throughput for users of an access point ________.
A) depends on how many users are sharing the access point
B) depends on your distance from the access point
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 23a
Objective: Compare and contrast 802.11n and 802.11ac.
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77) As your wireless client travels away from an access point, ________.
A) errors begin to increase
B) your transmission speed decreases
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 23b
Objective: Compare and contrast 802.11n and 802.11ac.
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80) MIMO ________.
A) increases transmission speed
B) increases transmission distance
C) both A and B
D) neither A nor B
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 24c
Objective: Compare and contrast 802.11n and 802.11ac.
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82) An access point can transmit to more than one wireless client at a time with ________.
A) bonding
B) MIMO
C) Multiuser MIMO
D) CSMC/CA+ACK
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 25b
Objective: Compare and contrast 802.11n and 802.11ac.
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83) Which of the following allows access point transmission two wireless clients
simultaneously?
A) CSMA/CA+ACK
B) MIMO
C) MU-MIMO
D) none of the above
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 25c
Objective: Compare and contrast 802.11n and 802.11ac.
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84) If an 802.11n client tries to use an 802.11ac access point, ________.
A) they will not be able to communicate
B) they will communicate using 802.11n
C) they will communicate using 802.11ac
D) either B or C
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 26a
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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85) Because of ________, an 802.11AX access point can communicate with an 802.11AY client.
A) MIMO
B) MU-MIMO
C) backward compatibility
D) They CANNOT communicate.
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 26c
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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86) An 802.11ac Wi-Fi compatibility testing profile contains ________ of the features of the
802.11ac.
A) all
B) nearly all
C) some
D) none
Answer: C
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 27a
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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87) If two products both comply with 802.11 ac, their performance will always be similar.
Answer: FALSE
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 27a
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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88) What is the main promise of 802.11ax over 802.11ac?
A) higher speed
B) the ability to serve more users
C) MIMO
D) Mu-MIMO
Answer: B
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 28a
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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89) The 60 GHz unlicensed service band offers ________ compared to lower-frequency service
bands.
A) more speed per channel
B) greater propagation distance
C) greater ability to penetrate walls
D) all of the above
Answer: A
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 28b
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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90) Which of the following works in the 60 GHz unlicensed service band?
A) 802.11ac
B) 802.11ad
C) 802.11ax
D) all of the above
Answer: B
Difficulty: Deeper
Question: 28b
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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91) The main problem with the 60 GHz unlicensed band is that ________.
A) it cannot be used outside
B) it does not support MIMO
C) transmission speed is low
D) transmission distance is short
Answer: D
Difficulty: Basic
Question: 28c
Objective: If you read the More Information box, "802.11/Wi-Fin Notes," discuss backwards
compatibility, profile waves, and emerging 802.11 Wi-Fi standards.
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