CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Third edition

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CWNA Guide to Wireless LANs, Third edition Mark Ciampa Solutions – Chapter 1

Review Questions

• Each of the following is an advantage of using wireless data technology in

education except:

• Instructors can carry their laptops into the classroom without connecting

cables.

• Presentations can be transmitted wirelessly to projector systems.
• Students can access the school network from any location.
• Costs are increased by schools that use wireless technologies.
• Which of the following is an advantage of wireless technology for a business?
• Employees need a laptop or tablet computer.
• Wireless data access in conference rooms provides employees with

immediate access to the data that they need while away from their desk.

• The expense of a wireless network exceeds that of a wired network.
• Wireless networks are always faster than wired networks.
• Each of the following is true about the global positioning system (GPS) except:
• It was originally developed by the U.S. military in the late 1970s as a

navigation system.

• It is used to provide precise location information.
• A license must be obtained before using it.
• Devices communicate with earth-orbiting satellites in order to determine their

location.

• In a warehouse management system radio frequency identification (RFID) tags

________.

• emit a wireless data signal that contains an identification number

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• are only used when inventory leaves the warehouse
• replace printed labels
• are only found on storage racks and not on pallets
• A _____ is a specific geographic location that is served by a wireless data system.
• JWire
• wireless tag
• Wi-Fi Community (WFC)
• hotspot
• Which of the following is not an advantage of a municipal network?
• Areas with municipal networks can become more attractive to businesses.
• Local municipal employees can use the network to access information.
• ISPs no longer have to provide Internet access.
• Municipal networks provide high speed Internet access for free or at a reduced

cost.

• The _____ refers to the connection that begins at a fast Internet service provider,

goes through the local neighborhood, and ends at the home or office.

• last mile connection
• first mile connection
• backhaul connection
• splice
• _____ are special high-speed circuits leased from a local carrier that can be used

to connect remote sites of a business.

• Trunk-based leased lines
• WISPs
• Fronthaul connections
• Fiber merge networks (FMN) 2 / 3

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• Each of the following is a limitation of wired networks that wireless networks

overcome except:

• A user who shifts the computer on his or her desk may break one or more of

the wires in a patch cable.

• A cable splice that is done incorrectly can cause problems that result in

intermittent errors that are very difficult to identify.

• Moisture can erode metallic conductors on a network connection.
• Wired networks require that all equipment be IEEE certified.
• Which of the following is not a disadvantage of a wireless data network?
• Mobility
• Security
• Interference
• Coverage range
• In a wireless personal area network (WPAN), the maximum distance between

devices is generally ________.

• 33 feet
• 175 feet
• 3 city blocks
• There is no maximum distance for a WPAN
• Which of the following is true regarding Bluetooth?
• It is a WWAN technology.
• It was originally designed to replace wires with radio-based technology.
• It cannot support ad hoc connections.
• It consumes a large amount of power.
• Typical transmissions speeds for WLANs do not exceed _____ Mbps.
• 11
• 54
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