10. Which specification refers to the family of wireless LAN technologies?
A. 802.3
B. 802.5
C. 802.11
D. 10BaseT
Ans: C
Explanation:
The generic standard that defines wireless LAN technologies is 802.11. Specifically, the following standards exist:
a. 802.11: applies to wireless LANs and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band.
b. 802.11a: an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band.
c. 802.11b (initially referred to as 802.11 or Wi-Fi): an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LAN and provides up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band.
d. 802.11g: applies to wireless LANs and provides 20+ Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band.
11. James, your customer calls you from his hotel where he is trying to work out of office. The hotel provides a WiFi connection but he can't seem to connect to it. You direct him to open a command prompt and run IPCONFIG. He responds that he receives the network address of 117.245.2.211. What must James do to connect to the WiFi Access Point?
A. Ensure that the wireless connection is configured properly, he was probably using a wired network card last time he was in the office.
B. Provide the information for the default gateway so he can reach the DHCP server.
C. Configure Ethernet card, and connect RJ-45 cable from the laptop to an ethernet port in his room.
D. Ask the front desk at the hotel to enable WPA security
asn: A
Explanation: Note that James computer was configured with a public IP address. Usually, the Wireless Internet clients are assigned private address range and the router that connects to the ISP is assigned a public IP. Configuring the laptop to use the wireless Internet will solve the problem.
A. 802.3
B. 802.5
C. 802.11
D. 10BaseT
Ans: C
Explanation:
The generic standard that defines wireless LAN technologies is 802.11. Specifically, the following standards exist:
a. 802.11: applies to wireless LANs and provides 1 or 2 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band.
b. 802.11a: an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANs and provides up to 54 Mbps in the 5GHz band.
c. 802.11b (initially referred to as 802.11 or Wi-Fi): an extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LAN and provides up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz band.
d. 802.11g: applies to wireless LANs and provides 20+ Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band.
11. James, your customer calls you from his hotel where he is trying to work out of office. The hotel provides a WiFi connection but he can't seem to connect to it. You direct him to open a command prompt and run IPCONFIG. He responds that he receives the network address of 117.245.2.211. What must James do to connect to the WiFi Access Point?
A. Ensure that the wireless connection is configured properly, he was probably using a wired network card last time he was in the office.
B. Provide the information for the default gateway so he can reach the DHCP server.
C. Configure Ethernet card, and connect RJ-45 cable from the laptop to an ethernet port in his room.
D. Ask the front desk at the hotel to enable WPA security
asn: A
Explanation: Note that James computer was configured with a public IP address. Usually, the Wireless Internet clients are assigned private address range and the router that connects to the ISP is assigned a public IP. Configuring the laptop to use the wireless Internet will solve the problem.