Name: 
 

Chapter 5 Practice Test



True/False
Indicate whether the sentence or statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

When an ESS is installed it is desirable to configure the areas of coverage much like cells in a cellular telephone system.
 

 2. 

The first major function of the MAC layer involves defining procedures for a wireless device to discover the WLAN.
 

 3. 

Wireless authentication involves a user logging on to the access point.
 

 4. 

CSMA/CA eliminates the possibility of collisions.
 

 5. 

A home agent is a forwarding mechanism that keeps track of where the mobile computer is located.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

A BSS is ____.
a.
a group of wireless devices that is served by a single access point
b.
a unique identifier
c.
a geographical area where wireless devices reside
d.
two or more networks that are connected through a common distribution system
 

 7. 

What is the minimum number of BSS networks required to form an ESS?
a.
0
c.
2
b.
1
d.
10
 

 8. 

Which of the following describes a wireless device switching from one AP to another?
a.
roaming
c.
routing
b.
handoff
d.
redirecting
 

 9. 

All frames contain the MAC address of the source and destination device, a frame sequence number, and a frame ____ used for error detection.
a.
unit
c.
sum
b.
flag
d.
check sequence
 

 10. 

The ____ field appears first in a management frame.
a.
Frame control
c.
Destination address
b.
Duration
d.
BSSID
 

 11. 

When an AP accepts or rejects a wireless device it sends a(n) ____ frame.
a.
association request
c.
disassociation
b.
association response
d.
reassociation
 

 12. 

The ____ field appears last in a data frame.
a.
Frame control
c.
Sequence control
b.
Duration
d.
Frame check sequence
 

 13. 

At regular intervals the AP in an infrastructure network or wireless device in an ad hoc network sends a ____ frame both to announce its presence and to provide the necessary information for other devices to join the network.
a.
master
c.
data
b.
beacon
d.
control
 

 14. 

In an infrastructure network the beacon interval is normally set to ____ ms, although it can be modified.
a.
1
c.
100
b.
10
d.
1000
 

 15. 

On ESS networks that have multiple access points, the wireless device might actually receive beacon frames from several APs.  Which AP would a wireless device generally choose in this case?
a.
the closest
b.
the one with the fewest wireless devices attached to the AP
c.
the one with the strongest signal strength
d.
the choice will be random
 

 16. 

What is the difference between passive and active scanning?
a.
which device initiates the discovery
b.
the speed at which discovery is made
c.
the number of devices that can be supported
d.
the security of the network
 

 17. 

What is the default authentication method according to the 802.11 standard?
a.
basic
c.
shared key
b.
open system
d.
private key
 

 18. 

What is the first step in shared key authentication?
a.
AP encrypts challenge text and sends it to wireless device
b.
wireless device encrypts challenge text and sends it to AP
c.
AP sends wireless device an authentication frame that contains a block of text known as the challenge text
d.
wireless device sends an authentication frame to the AP
 

 19. 

Following authentication, if the access point accepts the wireless device, it reserves memory space in the AP and establishes a(n) ____ ID for it.
a.
association
c.
member
b.
device
d.
authentication
 

 20. 

Why is CSMA/CD unsuitable for wireless networks?
a.
Hidden node problem
c.
difficult to synchronize backoff times
b.
difficult to detect collisions
d.
Both A and B
 

 21. 

The 802.11 standard provides an option that can be used when collisions occur due to a hidden node. That option is known as ____.
a.
virtual node detection
c.
virtual carrier sensing
b.
node collision protocol
d.
hidden node detection
 

 22. 

The RTS/CTS protocol is especially taxing when ____ data packets are being transmitted.
a.
short
c.
encrypted
b.
long
d.
redirecting
 

 23. 

____ effectively prevents collisions because every device must wait until it receives permission before it can transmit.
a.
CSMA/CD
c.
Polling
b.
CSMA/CA
d.
Fragmentation
 

 24. 

The ____ draft defines a superset of features that is intended to provide QoS over WLANs.
a.
802.11a
c.
802.11e
b.
802.11b
d.
802.11g
 

 25. 

An access point sends out a beacon frame containing a ____ identifying the stations that have buffered frames waiting at the access point.
a.
buffer list
c.
waiting map
b.
traffic indication map
d.
buffered cache
 

 26. 

With MobileIP, the ____ assigns the mobile computer a new (but temporary) IP number.
a.
local AP
c.
foreign agent
b.
foreign AP
d.
roamed network
 

Completion
Complete each sentence or statement.
 

 27. 

A(n) ____________________ Service Set is a wireless network that does not use an access point.
 

 

 28. 

A wireless device sends an authentication frame to the AP. The AP sends back an authentication frame that contains a block of text known as the ____________________.
 

 

 29. 

____________________ involves dividing the data to be transmitted from one large frame into several smaller ones.
 

 

 30. 

____________________ IP provides a mechanism within the TCP/IP protocol to support mobile computing by using a home agent as a forwarding mechanism to keep track of where the mobile computer is located.
 

 

 31. 

When a laptop, either in ad hoc or infrastructure mode, is connected to a standard alternating current (AC) plug for power it is in ____________________ mode and remains in communication with the AP or other wireless devices.
 

 

Matching
 
 
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.
dynamic rate shifting
f.
frames
b.
digital certificate
g.
contention
c.
scanning
h.
roaming
d.
ad hoc mode
i.
polling
e.
reassociation
 

 32. 

device may drop the connection with one access point and establish a connection with another
 

 33. 

movement between cells in a ESS
 

 34. 

segments in a packet
 

 35. 

any device can attempt to transmit a message at any time
 

 36. 

as a mobile device moves farther away from the AP, the transmission speed decreases
 

 37. 

each device asked in sequence if it wants to transmit
 

 38. 

wireless devices communicate directly between themselves
 

 39. 

digital documents that associate an individual with a key value
 

 40. 

receiving wireless device looking for beacon frames
 

Short Answer
 

 41. 

What is a Basic Service Set?
 

 42. 

What is a management frame?  What are the fields in this type of frame?
 

 43. 

What fields are contained in the body of a beacon frame?
 

 44. 

How does open system authentication work?
 

 45. 

CSMA/CA reduces collisions is by using explicit frame acknowledgment.  Describe how frame acknowledgment works.
 

 46. 

Describe the three interframe spaces (IFS) defined in the 802.11 standard.
 

 47. 

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) outlines four levels of prioritization for WLAN QoS.  Name and provide a brief description for each one.
 

 48. 

Describe power management for an ad hoc configuration.
 

 49. 

Describe IP addresses and explain how they are allocated and used.
 

 50. 

Describe Mobile IP.
 



 
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