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Wireless Technology Specialist

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Two authentication types defined in the 802.11 standard






2. _____ are multifunctional devices which are combined with an AP to provide wireless connectivity






3. A service set identifier (SSID) has a maximum limit of how many characters?






4. Which if the following organizations is responsible for standards compliance?






5. The IEEE 802.1X standard identifies the authenticator as another term for the ___ in wireless networking






6. What two devices use RF to communicate






7. ____ provides wireless access to a group of wired stations 'behind' the bridge. It aggregates multiple wired clients into one collective wireless client known as a 'Client bridge'






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






9. The range of a 2.4GHz signal is mostly dependent on what RF characteristic?






10. 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






11. Wireless LAN devices in an 802.11a peer-to-peer network will connect to which devices?






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






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






14. What kind of Algorithm does WPA2 use?






15. Which security feature provides the strongest security for a home-based wireless network?






16. An Ack is expected for every____ frame transmitted






17. This sets the card to participate in an independent basic service set






18. Hiding the service set identifier of a wireless LAN will require a user to ____ in order to gain access to the wireless network






19. A weakness with MAC filtering is that it allows an intruder to ____






20. What organization is responsible for unlicensed frequency band regulations in the United States?






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






22. According to the IEEE 802.11 standard - an extended service set (ESS) consists of how many interconnected basic service sets?






23. High Throughput mode 0






24. Collisions are detected through the use of....






25. 802.11w can only be used in networks using_____






26. 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...






27. This type of authentication is essentially 'Null authentication'






28. You support a wireless network for an office of five employees. The installation consists of one access point - three notebook computers - and two desktop computers. The access point and computers in the office have wireless adapters that are Wi-Fu W






29. High throughput mode 2






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






31. Which items are unique to a service set identifier






32. A pre-shared key mode may be vulnerable to a ____ attack






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






34. According to the 802.11a amendment - which data rates are mandatory?






35. Name two absolute measures of RF power






36. A brute force attack is limited to breaking___ WEP keys






37. Which two options are for Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA 2.0)?






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






39. As a device moves away from an access point - what is true regarding dynamic rate switching?






40. What protocol am I? - 2.4 GHz Freq - 11 Mbps Data Rate - DSSS






41. 802.11 frames have a maximum 'upper-layer' payload of...






42. This mode provides wireless connectivity between two or more wired networks. It may be configured as Point-to-point or point-to-multipoint. Links and operates as either a root bridge or non-root bridge.






43. When a wireless LAN device listens for beacon frames - it is participating in which phase?






44. What best describes the Wi-Fi alliance?






45. 5.0 GHz - Ch 36 and up - Non overlapping - 23 total channels






46. A ______________ does not always use an omnidirectional antenna






47. 802.11g is backward compatible to which of the following IEEE wireless LAN standards?






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






49. This is a network name used to identify an 802.11 WLAN. It May be up to 32 characters and is case sensitive.






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