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Wireless Certification

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  • Answer 40 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A loss of -10dB yields a power ratio of ____.






2. ____ System Authentication is a secure method of client device authentication onto a WLAN.






3. MAC filters can be implemented on a WLAN on an ____ point or on a RADIUS server.






4. With 802.11 it is possible to create an ad-hoc network of client devices without a controlling Access Point called an ____ - in which case the SSID is chosen by the client device that starts the network - and broadcasting of the SSID is performed in






5. The 802.11 standard contains 2.4 GHz FHSS - 2.4 GHz DSSS - and ____.






6. T/F FHSS is inherently more secure than DSSS.






7. Beacon frames are used for ____ synchronization and passing channel selection information.






8. The ____ node problem can be caused by interfering obstacles between clients.






9. Dipole antennas are ____-directional antennas.






10. The FCC deals with RF Output power limits - appropriate RF Frequency band use - and ____ of frequency bands.






11. On August 31 - 2000 - the FCC mandated that FHSS systems using fewer than 75 hops must have a maximum power output of ___ mW.






12. A parabolic ____ is one type of a highly directional antenna.






13. WEP keys are also known as ____ Secrets.






14. The weather and future ____ should be considered when erecting a 2.4GHz WLAN outside antenna.






15. The range of RF transmissions increases with greater transmitting ____ - not frequency.






16. A sequence of hops in a FHSS system is referred to as a ____.






17. The FHSS hopset can be determined by listening to traffic on each of the hopping ____.






18. The two types of WLAN scanning are active scanning and ____ scanning.






19. A gain of +3dB yieds a power ratio of __.






20. ____ is the data modulation method used in FHSS.






21. In Infrastructure mode a single access point (AP) together with all associated stations (STAs) is called a ____.






22. The two RF spread spectrum technologies in the IEEE 802.11 standard is FHSS and ____.






23. Antenna diversity compensates for a wireless LAN problem called ____.






24. A change in the direction and intensity of a group of waves after passing by an obstacle or the bending of waves around an object is referred to as ____.






25. DSSS uses channels that are ___ MHz wide to transmit data in the 2.4 GHz ISM band.






26. Before going to sleep - a wireless station must notify the ____ of its intention to sleep.






27. Body of water - flat stretch of earth - and metal roofs are considered to be smooth surfaces that can cause ____path.






28. Yagi and Patch antennas are examples of ____-directional antennas.






29. WLAN client-side devices use the security features EAP and ____.






30. The spread spectrum FHSS exhibits resistance to narrowband __ interference by design.






31. DSSS systems support a maximum of __ APs in a co-located environment.






32. The Fresnel Zone must be at least __% cleared of obstructions.






33. Data modulation methods in DSSS systems are BPSK and ____.






34. Part of the roaming process involves Implementing Mobile IP - Active Scanning - and ____ Scanning.






35. All access points transmit a ____ management frame at a fixed interval.






36. The units for relative power are dB and dB_.






37. Bluetooth uses a type of data modulation called ____.






38. Insertion loss on WLAN splitters are measured in what units?






39. An ____ is a set of one or more interconnected BSSs and integrated local area networks (LANs) that appear as a single BSS to the logical link control layer at any station associated with one of those BSSs.






40. To achieve 54 Mbps - 802.11a uses which type of data modulation?