Chapter 9: Local Area Networks

Question 1

AES-CCMP

Answer 1

Advanced Encryption Standard-Counter Mode Cipher Block Chaining Message Authentication Code Protocol

Question 2

AP

Answer 2

Access Point

Question 3

CSMA/CA

Answer 3

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance

Question 4

CSMA/CD

Answer 4

Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection

Question 5

DSL

Answer 5

Digital Subscriber Line

Question 6

EAP

Answer 6

Extensible Authentication Protocol

Question 7

EMI

Answer 7

Electromagnetic Interference

Question 8

Gbps

Answer 8

Gigabits per Second

Question 9

GHz

Answer 9

Gigahertz

Question 10

IEEE

Answer 10

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Question 11

ISP

Answer 11

Internet Service Provider

Question 12

LAN

Answer 12

Local Area Network

Question 13

MAC

Answer 13

Media Access Control

Question 14

Mbps

Answer 14

Megabits per Second

Question 15

NIC

Answer 15

Network Interface Controller

Question 16

OSI

Answer 16

Open Systems Interconnection

Question 17

PAN

Answer 17

Personal Area Network

Question 18

PC

Answer 18

Personal Computer

Question 19

RF

Answer 19

Radio Frequency

Question 20

RJ

Answer 20

Registered Jack

Question 21

SOHO

Answer 21

Small Office Home Office

Question 22

SSID

Answer 22

Service Set Identifier

Question 23

TCP/IP

Answer 23

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

Question 24

TIA

Answer 24

Telecommunications Industry Association

Question 25

TKIP

Answer 25

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

Question 26

USB

Answer 26

Universal Serial Bus

Question 27

UTP

Answer 27

Unshielded Twisted Pair

Question 28

VLAN

Answer 28

Virtual Local Area Network

Question 29

WAN

Answer 29

Wide Area Network

Question 30

WAP

Answer 30

Wireless Access Point

Question 31

WEP

Answer 31

Wired Equivalent Privacy

Question 32

WLAN

Answer 32

Wireless Local Area Network

Question 33

WPA

Answer 33

WiFi Protected Access