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Wireless Communicati
Chapter 1 Intro to Wireless Communications
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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? |