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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. An access point that provides routing functions.






2. 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.






3. 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






4. Used by newer types of WLANs. A range of frequencies that comprises four frequency bands: 5.1 - 5.3 - 5.4 - and 5.8GHz. It consists of 24 unlicensed bands - each 20 MHz wide. This band is used by WLANs that follow the 802.11a and 802.11n standards.






5. 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






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






7. The range of radio frequencies from 2.4 to 2.4835 GHz. This band allows for 11 unlicensed channels - and is used by WLANs that follow the popular 802.11b and 802.11g standards.






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






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






10. A change in a wireless signal's strength as a result of some of the electromagnetic energy being scattered - reflected - or diffracted after being issued by the transmitter.






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






12. The use of multiple frequencies to transmit a signal. (because the signal is spread out over the wireless spectrum)






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






14. A method used by wireless stations to detect the presence of an access point. In _____ _____ - the station issues a probe to each channel in its frequency range and waits for the access point to respond.






15. 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.






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






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






18. In the context of wireless - the phenomenon that occurs when an electromagnetic wave encounters an obstacle and bounces back toward its source. A wireless signal will bounce off objects whose dimensions are large compared to the signal's average wave






19. 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.






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






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






22. This is the diffusion - or the reflection in multiple different directions - of a signal. This occurs when a wireless signal encounters an object that has small dimensions compared to the signal's wavelength.






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






24. An exchange in which a wireless station requests the exclusive right to communicate with an access point and the access point confirms that it has granted that request.






25. 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.






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






27. In IEEE terminology - the identifier for a BSS (basic service set)






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






29. In wireless networking - the process that describes a station moving between BSSs without losing connectivity.






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






31. Omnidirectional






32. A ______ ______ issues wireless signals along a single direction. This type of antenna is used when the source needs to communicate with one destination - as in a point to point link.






33. In the context of 802.11n wireless networking - the ability for access points to issue multiple signals to stations - thereby multiplying the signal's strength and increasing their range and data-carrying capacity. Because the signals follow multipat






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






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






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. An antenna's _______ _______ describes the relative strength over a three-dimensional area of all the electromagnetic energy the antenna sends or receives.






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






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






44. 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






45. 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.






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






47. A type of satellite Internet access service in which a subscriber sends and receives data to and from the Internet over the satellite link. This is a symmetrical technology - in which both upstream and downstream throughputs are advertised to reach 4






48. 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.






49. A group of access points and associated stations (or basic service sets) connected to the same LAN.






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