Deck 1: Its a Wireless World

Question 1

What type of device is used in the medical field to diagnose digestive problems without surgery?

A) video pill
B) RFID
C) wireless LAN
D) barcoded medications

Answer 1

A

Question 2

How many millions of bits per second can be transmitted in a Wi-Fi network?

A) 9
B) 11
C) 19
D) 21

Answer 2

B

Question 3

At what rate is the number of wireless hostpots increasing each year?

A) 50%
B) 200%
C) 350%
D) 500%

Answer 3

C

Question 4

____ is a low-power wireless data and voice transmission technology.

A) Bluetooth
B) AP
C) WAP
D) Wi-Fi

Question 5

Where can a RFID tag be read?

A) only when next to the scanner
B) anywhere within the range of a transmitted radio signal
C) only within the line of sight of the scanner
D) when physically connected to the scanner

Question 6

Some airlines use WLAN technology to communicate with the aircraft once it has parked or is taxiing on the ground.

Question 7

What is the range of transmission for a WPAN?

A) 3 feet
B) 10 feet
C) 14 feet
D) 22 feet

Question 8

A cold site is a fully functional office space generally run by a commercial disaster recovery service that allows a business to continue computer and network operations to maintain business continuity.

Question 9

A WAP cell phone runs a tiny browser program called a microbrowser that uses Wireless Markup Language (WML) instead of HTML.

Question 10

Where must a WiMax transmitter be located?

A) anywhere in a building
B) anywhere on upper floors of a building
C) by a window in the upper floors of a building
D) on the roof of a building

Question 11

What is the maximum transmission distance for FSO?

A) 4 miles
B) 6.4 miles
C) 10 miles
D) 100 miles

Question 12

In a wireless network, the ____ acts as a base station to receive the signals and transmit signals back to the wireless network interface cards in the other wireless devices.

A) cable
B) wireless adapter
C) network interface card
D) access point

Question 13

An increasingly ____ workforce is one characteristic of today's business world.

A) less experienced
B) technically challenged
C) younger
D) mobile

Question 14

Which of the following technologies came first chronologically?

A) Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDN)
B) leased transmission lines
C) T-1 lines
D) digital subscriber lines (DSL)

Question 15

A Bluetooth network that contains one master and at least one slave device forms a ____.

A) winet
B) subnet
C) piconet
D) cycle

Question 16

Which sector of the economy has adopted wireless technology most completely?

A) education
B) construction
C) travel
D) business

Question 17

A large amount of equipment is required to create a wireless LAN.

Question 18

It is well documented that high levels of RF can produce biological damage.

Question 19

What type of device is used for communication in a fixed broadband wireless network?

A) antenna
B) cable
C) electrical wiring
D) handheld

Question 20

When a Web server sends a Web page back to a PC, it is only sending HTML code; the ____ is responsible for interpreting that code and displaying the results on the screen.

A) gateway
B) desktop
C) Web browser
D) Web interpreter

Question 21

A(n) ____________________ cable connects the AP to a wired LAN or to the Internet.

Question 22

Amanda's car is equipped with hands-free cellular calling based on the Bluetooth wireless standard. Explain how this device helps Amanda during her commute.

Question 23

Public ____________________ are locations where wireless data services are available.

Question 24

With ____________________ broadband, also known as WiMax, the signal is transmitted between the antennas of the buildings at speeds up to 75 Mbps and at distances up to 53 kilometers (35 miles).

Question 25

The ____ technology has a transmission distance of up to 10 meters.

A) RFID
B) Bluetooth
C) WiMax
D) GSM

Question 26

Why is a WLAN less expensive for business than a wired LAN?

A) equipment is less expensive
B) no need to tunnel through walls and ceilings to install cable
C) wireless equipment does not need to be upgraded
D) All of the above

Question 27

Many hospitals use laptop computers on mobile carts with barcode scanners or ____________________ readers and a wireless network interface card.

Question 28

Describe free space optics (FSO) wireless technology.

Question 29

Wireless devices operate using ____________________ signals, creating the potential for two types of signal interference.

Question 30

What is the primary advantage of wireless technology?

Question 31

An employee who purchases an access point and secretly brings it into the office in order to provide personal wireless access has installed what is known as a ____ access point.

A) rogue
B) hot
C) cold
D) war

Question 32

What aspect of RF may produce biological damage?

A) cooling effects
B) heating effects
C) waves passing through the brain
D) waves damaging the eyes

Question 33

What are the components of a wireless network?

Question 34

Explain how wireless LANs are beneficial to both teachers and students in an educational setting.

Question 35

How do airlines use wireless technology to improve aircraft maintenance?

Question 36

Describe the use of wireless technology in the construction industry.

Question 37

What is the difference between radio frequency identification (RFID) and a barcode?

Question 38

If an organization's data processing center becomes inoperable, it can move all data processing operations to a ____, often within an hour.

A) recovery location
B) neutral site
C) cold site
D) hot site

Question 39

____ give team-based workers the ability to access the network resources that they need while collaborating in a team environment.

A) Barcodes
B) RFIDs
C) Video pills
D) WLANs

Question 40

What are two of the unique challenges posed by wireless networks?

Question 41

How does wireless technology provide increased reliability for networks?