Chapter 8

Question 1

What are the 5 wifi standards used?

Answer 1

802.11a,b,g,n,ac

Question 2

802.11a

Answer 2

5GHz with 54Mbps throughput

Question 3

802.11b

Answer 3

2.4GHz with 11Mbps throughput

Question 4

802.11g

Answer 4

2.4GHz with 54Mbps throughput

Question 5

802.11n

Answer 5

Either 2.4 or 5GHz with 600Mbps throughput

Question 6

802.11ac

Answer 6

5GHz with 1.3Gbps

Question 7

MIMO (Multiple Input Multiple Output)

Answer 7

Allows for fast speeds and dual frequencies when dealing with 802.11n. Beamforming is used with 802.11ac

Question 8

Important wifi channels

Answer 8

1,6,11

Question 9

Channels

Answer 9

Smaller bands (mini categories) of wireless frequency. Used to have frequencies not interfere with each other. All under the same frequency.

Question 10

SSID (Service Set Identifier)

Answer 10

The name of your wifi

Question 11

Wireless Security Methods

Answer 11

WEP (Wireless Encryption Privacy) - Weakest encryption. Uses RC4 encryption.
WPA (Wifi Protected Access)- Uses TKIP
WPA2 (Wifi Protected Access)- Strongest. Considered best practice. Uses AES encryption.

Question 12

MAC Filtering

Answer 12

Allows or denies devices access to your network based on their MAC address

Question 13

QoS (Quality of Service)

Answer 13

Allows you to prioritize network traffic for devices and

applications for network optimization

Question 14

Port Forwarding

Answer 14

the process of configuring a router to make a network device that is connected to it accessible to other computers and other network devices outside of the LAN