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Wireless Technology Specialist

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Three types of passive WEP attacks






2. The main component of an 802.11 wireless network is the radio card (NIC) - which is referred to by the 802.11 standards as a...






3. This is the most common WLAN topology which uses one AP to support clients in a single cell of coverage and has one unique SSID.






4. WiMAX 802.16 authentication is based on...






5. Management frames are sent in....






6. The card is set to passively monitor all wireless signals at the RF level and is not part of any network nor is it joined to any access point






7. A basic service set identifier (BSSID) is the MAC address of the ____






8. WI-Fi Protected Setup was designed for which of the following wireless applications?






9. The security amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard requires ____






10. What protocol am I? - 2.4 GHz freq - 54 Mbps Data Rate - OFDM W/ DSSS backup






11. an 802.11b 2.4GHz channel is how wide in MHz?






12. This type of MITM attacks mimics the SSID to lure clients in to associating with the attackers device






13. This type of attack is used to stimulate large amounts of traffic on the network for statistical attacks on WEP






14. a beacon frame advertises information about the wireless network. A beacon frame is what type of frame?






15. Maximum length of data (Frame body) is 2304 when ____ is not in use






16. This is a topology in which two or more APs are connected by a common distribution system.






17. The process in which a wireless LAN clients connection moves from one access point to another is called ______






18. A ______________ does not always use an omnidirectional antenna






19. What two devices use RF to communicate






20. Probe requests are used by clients as part of the ____ process






21. In repeater mode - the repeater device connects to a normal '___ mode'






22. Which security methods do 802.11g access points support?






23. When RF passes or bends around an obstacle such as a building or column - the behavior is






24. How many non-overlapping channels are available in the unlicensed 2.4GHz ISM band?






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26. An independent basic service set (IBSS) consists of how many access points?






27. The capacity of an access point is dependent upon which factors?






28. in the 2.4GHz range - what distance between the center frequencies is required for two channels to be considered non-overlapping for HR/DSSS






29. The extra overhead of RTS/CTS will cause a ___________ of maximum throughput on the network.






30. What kind of Algorithm does WPA2 use?






31. Similar to bridging - Access Points operating in a wireless ___ network form a multipoint-to-multipoint network. This type of networking has been used to form Municipal WiFi networks in many cities.






32. Which process is a VPN solution intended to provide for users connection to a network






33. 3 types of antennas






34. You need to attend a business meeting out of town that requires air travel. You are at the airport and have some extra time. While waiting to board your plane you decide to check your office e-mail using 802.11g hotspot access point at the airport. I






35. The open system authentication process uses how many frames?






36. Bluetooth uses a radio technology called






37. 802.11b is capable of which data rates?






38. Name 3 channels considered non overlapping in the 2.4GHZ band






39. What algorithm does WEP use






40. ___ are used to describe the basic components and topology of a WLAN






41. These types of attacks are used to generate fake associated clients on an AP in order to enable injection attacks through the AP






42. ___ is the latest standard in the mobile network technology tree that produced the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA network technologies






43. Two authentication types defined in the 802.11 standard






44. 802.11 uses CSMA/...






45. You are a technical support engineer and provide help desk support for the network in a manufacturing company. You receive a call from the sales manager - who wants to know how power save operations should be set up on her notebook computer to optimi






46. You are a sales engineer connected to an IEE 802.11a access point with a mobile computer. As you move away from the access point - the connection speed slows to the next lowest supported data rate. The change in data rate is described by what term?






47. The remote authentication dial in user service (RADIUS) service requires users on a wireless network to perform what function?






48. When an IEEE 802.11g wireless LAN consists only of wireless client stations - the network is operating as what type of basic service set?






49. 802.11g is backward compatible to which of the following IEEE wireless LAN standards?






50. When an RF signal passes between mediums of different densities and may change speeds and bend - the behavior is...