Wireless Networking

Question 1

Which wireless mode involves two laptops connecting directly to one another?

Infrastructure mode

Ad hoc mode

Laptop mode

Answer 1

Ad hoc mode

Ad hoc mode is when two laptops connect directly together through a wireless connection

Question 2

Which of the following wireless standards does not fall into the Wi-Fi standard?

802. 11g
803. 11b
804. 11a

Answer 2

802. 11a
803. 11a was created before the Wi-Fi standard was created and runs at the 5 GHz frequency. 802.11b/g/n all run within the 2.4 GHz frequency range

Question 3

Which wireless standard runs at 54 Mbps per second at the 2.4 GHz frequency?

802. 11n
803. 11a
804. 11g

Answer 3

802. 11g

802. 11g runs at 54 Mbps and within the 2.4 GHz range

Question 4

Which wireless standard can reach transfer rates of up to 600 Mbps?

802. 11n
803. 11a
804. 11g

Answer 4

802. 11n

802. 11n is one of the newer wireless standards that supports transfer rates of 600 Mbps!

Question 5

Which wireless security protocol changes the key using TKIP?

WEP

WPA

WEP2

Answer 5

WPA

WPA uses TKIP to change the key used to secure the wireless network at regular intervals

Question 6

Which of the following is the name you assign to your wireless network?

MAC address

Service Set Identifier (SSID)

WEP key

Answer 6

Service Set Identifier (SSID)

The SSID is the name of your wireless network. This name should not be easy to guess, and you should also have SSID broadcasting disabled

Question 7

What should you do with the wireless router to help hide the wireless network from unauthorized users?

Turn it off when it is not being used.

Enable WEP.

Disable SSID broadcasting.

Answer 7

Disable SSID broadcasting.

When configuring your wireless router, be sure to disable SSID broadcasting so that the wireless router does not advertise itself

Question 8

You wish to encrypt traffic between the wireless client and the access point, but you don’t have a wireless access point that supports WPA or WPA2. What would you do to secure the traffic?

Use a third-party program to encrypt the traffic.

Use WPA2 on the client but WEP on the router.

Use WEP on both the client and the router.

Answer 8

Use WEP on both the client and the router.

You will need to use WEP if you have an older router that does not support WPA or WPA2. If you are using WEP on the router, you will need to configure WEP on the client

Question 9

What is the first thing you should change on the wireless router when it is powered on?

Configure WEP.

Change the admin password.

Change the IP address.

Answer 9

Change the admin password.

When you first purchase the router, you should set the admin password to prevent others from logging on and changing your router’s settings

Question 10

You have purchased a wireless router but do not intend on having any wireless clients for the first six months. What should you do to help secure the router?

Disable SSID broadcasting.

Enable WPA2.

Disable the wireless feature.

Answer 10

Disable the wireless feature.

If you do not have a need for the wireless features of the router, then you should disable them

Question 11

What program could be used to do a survey of your area and discover wireless networks?

MBSA

Device Manager

NetStumbler

Answer 11

NetStumbler

NetStumbler is a wireless scanner that can detect wireless networks that are close to you

Question 12

What is the transfer rate of Bluetooth?

10 Mbps

1 Mbps

4 Mbps

Answer 12

1 Mbps

Approximately 1 Mbps is the transfer rate of Bluetooth