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Wireless Technology Specialist

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. You are a help desk support technician at a retail department store and you receive a call from a manager in the administrative offices. He complain the performance of his 802.11g notebook computer decreases several times throughout the day. Upon vis






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






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. A newly configured wireless intrusion prevention system will___






5. ____ 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'






6. 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






7. 2.4 GHz - Ch 1-14 - North America Ch =1-11 - Overlapping 1-6-11






8. In order to set up an ad hoc network a user must know which two parameters?






9. In a wireless environment '___' refers to a situation in which an unauthenticated user is given access to a limited environment for the purpose of setting up an account or utilizing specific functionality separate from the environment that the rest o






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






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






12. 802.11b is capable of which data rates?






13. Three types of passive WEP attacks






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






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






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






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






18. 802.11 frames have a maximum 'upper-layer' payload of...






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






20. ___ mode provides a wireless 'upstream' connection for wireless clients - and is also known as a 'range extender'.






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






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






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






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






25. 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






26. 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






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






28. Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol commonly uses which encryption method?






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






30. What protocol am I? - 2.4GHz Freq - 2 Mbps Data Rate - DSSS/FHSSS






31. What is regarded in 802.11e?






32. Bridge mode will not allow client associations and is ______ only






33. High throughput mode 3






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






35. The length of a WEP key is typically ___ or ___






36. What is addressed by the Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) certifications?






37. Which items are unique to a service set identifier






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






39. 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






40. What is the gain of an antenna measured in






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






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






43. 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...






44. how many channels are available for wireless LAN use in the unlicensed 2.4GHz ISM band?






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






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






47. 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






48. Name two absolute measures of RF power






49. Aireplay-ng -1






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