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Wireless Communicati
Chapter 1 Intro to Wireless Communications
Question | Answer |
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What is Ultra Wide Band technology primarily used for? | connecting devices inside the home at very high speeds |
What are Bluetooth devices that communicate using small radio transceivers that are built onto microprocessor chips called? | radio modules |
What provides a standard way to transmit, format, and display Internet data on cell phones? | WAP |
How many Mbps (million bits per second) can IEEE 802.11g devices send and receive data? | up to 54 Mbps |
What special software is used by each Bluetooth devices to help identify other Bluetooth devices? | link manager |
Can Bluetooth send data through physical barriers, like walls? | true |
Can Bluetooth devices transmit data at up to 1 Mbps over a distance of 33 feet (10 meters)? | true |
Does a wireless network interface card perform basically the same functions and looks identical to a traditional network interface (NIC) card? | It looks similar to a traditional NIC, but has an antenna built into it and is not connected by a cable. |
Does an earth station transmit to a satellite at one frequency and the satellite regenerates and transmits the signal back to earth at another frequency? | Yes |
What are the disadvantages of a WLAN? | Radio signal interference, security issues, and health risks |
The automatic connection between various Bluetooth devices creates a network called a(n) ________. | piconet or wireless personal area network (WPAN) |
What is the maximum speed that the third generation (3G) cellular technology will allow data to be transmitted? | up to 2 Mbps |
What does the wireless NIC send its signals through invisible radio waves to? | an access point |
What uses wireless transmissions for data communications as much as 35 miles apart? | WMAN (wireless metropolitan area network) |
What is the role of an access point in a WLAN? | |
What does WAP stand for? | Wireless Application Protocol |
How does a WAP cell phone work to send and receive Internet data? | |
How can a WLAN be used in a classroom? | |
How can wireless networks reduce installation time? | |
How can implementing a wireless network be helpful in case of disaster recovery? |