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Wireless Networking Vocab

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A command-line utility for viewing and setting wireless interface parameters on Linux and UNIX workstations.






2. A special identifier shared by BSSs that belong to the same ESS.






3. A consortium of companies - including Sony Ericsson - Intel - Nokia - Toshiba - and IBM - that formally banded together in 1998 to refine and standardize Bluetooth technology.






4. The geographical area in which signals issued from an antenna or wireless system can be consistently and accurately received.






5. What frequency band is used by Bluetooth - 802.11b - and 802.11g?






6. In ________ wireless - the receiver can be located anywhere within the transmitter's range. This allows the receiver to roam from one place to another while continuing to pick up its signal.






7. The process a wireless station undergoes to find an access point.






8. A type of wireless LAN in which stations communicate directly with each other (rather than using an access point)






9. On your Linux workstation - you open a terminal window and type at the command prompt iwconfig eth0 key 5c00951b22. What have you done?






10. The locations of the transmitter and receiver do not move. The transmitting antenna focuses its energy directly toward the receiving antenna. This results in a point to point link. (Advantage: receiver's location is predictable - energy need not be w






11. A network access method used on 802.11 wireless networks. In CSMA/CA - before a node begins to send data it checks the medium. If it detects no transmission activity - it waits a brief - random amount of time - and then sends its transmission. If the






12. A method of satellite Internet access in which a subscriber receives data via a satellite downlink transmission - but sends data to the satellite via an analog modem (dial-up) connections.






13. A. CSMA/CA






14. Networks that transmit signals through the atmosphere via radio frequency (RF) waves.






15. Which type of satellites is used to provide satellite Internet access?






16. An end node on a network; used most often in the context of wireless networks.






17. If your wireless stations are configured to perform passive scanning - what do they need from an access point to initiate association?






18. A connection from an orbiting satellite to an Earth -based receiver.






19. This type of propagation uses the least amount of energy and results in the reception of the clearest possible signal.






20. A type of WLAN in which stations communicate with an access point and not directly with each other.






21. An access point that provides routing functions.






22. A type of satellite that orbits the Earth with an altitude between 100 and 900 miles - closer to the Earth's poles than the orbits of either GEO or MEO satellites. LEO satellites cover a smaller geographical range than GEO satellites and require less






23. A destination node must issue an acknowledgment for every packet that is received intact.






24. The term used to refer to a satellite that maintains a constant distance from a point on the equator at every point in its orbit. Geosynchronous orbit satellites are the type used to provide satellite Internet access.






25. A continuum of the electromagnetic waves used for data and voice communication. The _______ _______ (as defined by the FCC - which controls its use) spans frequencies between 9KHz and 300 GHz. each type of wireless service can be associated with one






26. The signals made of electromagnetic energy that travel through the atmosphere.






27. Because of reflection - diffraction - and scattering - wireless signals follow a number of different paths to their destination.






28. A type of satellite that orbits the Earth roughly 6000 to 12 -000 miles above its service - positioned between the equator and the poles. MEO satellites can cover a larger area of the Earth's surface than LEO satellites while using less power and cau






29. The equipment on a satellite that receives an uplinked signal from Earth - amplifies the signal - modifies its frequency - then retransmits it (in a downlink) to an antenna on Earth.






30. In _____ - a transmitter concentrates the signal energy at a single frequency or in a very small range of frequencies.






31. In the context of wireless networking - the process of a station establishing a connection (or associating) with a different access point.






32. A wireless networking standard that uses FHSS signaling in the 2.4GHz band to achieve a maximum throughput of either 723 Kbps or 2.1 Mbps - depending on the version. Bluetooth was designed for use primarily with small office or home networks in which






33. An area covered by a wireless access point that provides visitors with wireless services - including Internet access.






34. In ________________ - a signal jumps between several different frequencies within a band in a synchronization pattern known only to the channel's receiver and transmitter.






35. Omnidirectional






36. A small (usually home) network composed of personal communications devices.






37. Another type of Spread-Spectrum signaling. In __________ - a signal's bits are distributed over an entire frequency band at once. Each bit is coded so that the receiver can reassemble the original signal upon receiving the bits.






38. Why are the 802.11b and 802.11g wireless transmission technologies more commonly used on business LANs than Bluetooth?






39. The term used to describe the recently released standards for high thoughput - long-distance digital data exchange over wireless connections. WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) is one example of a wireless broadband technology.






40. When a wireless signal splits into secondary waves as it encounters an obstruction. The secondary waves continue to propagate in the direction in which they were split. (bending around an obstacle)






41. An access point that provides routing functions and is used as a gateway.






42. In the context of wireless networking - the process in which a station listens to several channels within a frequency range for a beacon issued by an access point.






43. In the context of wireless networking - an assessment of client requirements - facility characteristics - and coverage areas to determine an access point arrangement that will ensure reliable wireless connectivity within a given area.






44. The relative strength over a three dimensional area of all the electromagnetic energy an antenna sends or receives.






45. In the context of wireless networking - the communication that occurs between a station and an access point to enable the station to connect to the network via that access point.






46. In the context of wireless networking - a frame issued by an access point to alert other nodes of its existence.






47. In 802.11 wireless networking - a type of frame issued by a station during active scanning to find nearby access points.






48. ISM Range - Radio frequency band that may experience home appliance interference - Unregulated radio frequency band.






49. Regulated radio frequency band - 1/3rd range of 802.11b or g - Usually found in corporate environments.






50. Which techniques help to reduce overhead in 802.11n wireless transmission?