Networking for CompTIA A+

Question 1

With regards to Wi-Fi networking, what is a transceiver?

Answer 1

A device the performs transmission and reception of data

Question 2

With regards to the 802.11a standard, what is the frequency, throughput and indoor range (in meters)

Answer 2

5GHz, 54Mbps, 35m

Question 3

With regards to the 802.11b standard, what is the frequency, throughput and indoor range (in meters)

Answer 3

2.4GHz, 11MBps, 35m

Question 4

With regards to the 802.11g standard, what is the frequency, throughput and indoor range (in meters)

Answer 4

2.4GHz, 54Mbps, 38m

Question 5

With regards to the 802.11n standard, what is the frequency, throughput and indoor range (in meters)

Answer 5

2.4/5GHz, 65-150Mbps, 70m

Question 6

With regards to the 802.11ac standard, what is the frequency, throughput and indoor range (in meters)

Answer 6

5GHz, 86-780Mbps, 35m

Question 7

What is the IEEE standard for wireless networking?

Answer 7

802.11

Question 8

What is the IEEE standard for ethernet networking

Answer 8

802.3

Question 9

with regards to Wi-Fi, how many channels are in the 2.4GHz band

Answer 9

14 channel, across 5MHz

Question 10

with regards to 2.4GHz 802.11b/g/n, what are the non-Overlapping channels?

Answer 10

1
6
11
14

Question 11

With regards to 5GHz 802.11a/n/ac, how many non-overlapping channels are there in the US?

Answer 11

23 non-overlapping channels

Question 12

With regards to 802.11, what does WEP stand for?

Answer 12

Wired Equivalent Privacy

Question 13

With regards to 802.11, what is WPA?

Answer 13

Wi-Fi Protected Access

Question 14

WIth regards to 802.11, what is the WPA TKIP?

Answer 14

Temporal Key Integrity Protocol

Question 15

With regards to 802.11, what is the WPA WPS?

Answer 15

The Wi-Fi Protected Setup. This is used via a physical button to allow a device to connect to the network

Question 16

With regards to Wi-Fi networks, what is an SSID?

Answer 16

Service Side Identifier