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Chapter 1 Intro to Wireless Communications

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What is Ultra Wide Band technology primarily used for?   connecting devices inside the home at very high speeds  
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What are Bluetooth devices that communicate using small radio transceivers that are built onto microprocessor chips called?   radio modules  
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What provides a standard way to transmit, format, and display Internet data on cell phones?   WAP  
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How many Mbps (million bits per second) can IEEE 802.11g devices send and receive data?   up to 54 Mbps  
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What special software is used by each Bluetooth devices to help identify other Bluetooth devices?   link manager  
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Can Bluetooth send data through physical barriers, like walls?   true  
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Can Bluetooth devices transmit data at up to 1 Mbps over a distance of 33 feet (10 meters)?   true  
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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.  
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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  
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What are the disadvantages of a WLAN?   Radio signal interference, security issues, and health risks  
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The automatic connection between various Bluetooth devices creates a network called a(n) ________.   piconet or wireless personal area network (WPAN)  
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What is the maximum speed that the third generation (3G) cellular technology will allow data to be transmitted?   up to 2 Mbps  
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What does the wireless NIC send its signals through invisible radio waves to?   an access point  
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What uses wireless transmissions for data communications as much as 35 miles apart?   WMAN (wireless metropolitan area network)  
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What is the role of an access point in a WLAN?    
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What does WAP stand for?   Wireless Application Protocol  
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How does a WAP cell phone work to send and receive Internet data?    
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How can a WLAN be used in a classroom?    
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How can wireless networks reduce installation time?    
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How can implementing a wireless network be helpful in case of disaster recovery?    
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