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Wireless Technology Specialist

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Name 3 channels considered non overlapping in the 2.4GHZ band






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






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






4. In this mode - the card acts as a normal access point






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






6. ____ 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'






7. Typically a point-to-multipoint link consists of ____ connections






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






9. Three types of passive WEP attacks






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






11. What best describes the Wi-Fi alliance?






12. You are a network administrator and are asked for a security recommendation regarding older wireless 802.11-compliant VoIP handsets. The company does not have the budget to upgrade the equipment at this time. Which would be the best recommendation yo






13. Name two absolute measures of RF power






14. ____ is one way to reduce the effects of multipath. Is is a technology used in wireless LANs where a station will utilize two antennas combined with one radio to decrease the effects of multipath






15. a ___ filter is used to allow or deny wireless barcode scanners access to an 802.11b/g network.






16. What type of algorithm does WPA use






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






18. The 802.11g standard uses which two speed spectrum technologies.






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






20. 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...






21. WPA was developed as an interim solution for which amendment to the 802.11 standards?






22. 802.11g is backward compatible to which of the following IEEE wireless LAN standards?






23. A ______________ does not always use an omnidirectional antenna






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






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






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






27. ____ is the wireless amendment that specifies how to conduct seamless handoffs.






28. A station can act as a routing node in a wireless mesh network






29. The 802.11i amendment to the standard addresses which of the following technologies?






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






31. The ___ acts as a hub for the WLAN; wireless frame pass through this device






32. 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






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






34. WiMAX 802.16 authentication is based on...






35. What two devices use RF to communicate






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






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






38. This is the default mode that sets the card as a client that could then connect to an AP






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






40. 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






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






42. 802.11g LAN operates in what frequency range?






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






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






45. You are a wireless network administrator monitoring the reports for a recently installed wireless intrusion prevention system. You receive an alert notifying you of high levels of RF detected from an access point operating as a sensor and currently s






46. 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






47. 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?






48. When an RF signal bounces off a smooth non absorptive surface - the behavior is






49. _____ can support client connections on one radio channel and the DS connection on a non-competing channel.






50. What is regarded in 802.11e?