Chapter 2
| 1: | Which wireless NIC form factors are best for small wireless computer devices? |
| A1: | Answer: PC Card, Mini-PCI, and CompactFlash. |
| 2: | What are examples of elements that impair the propagation of wireless communications signals through the air medium? |
| A2: | Answer: Rain, snow, smog, and smoke. |
| 3: | What is the primary purpose of a base station? |
| A3: | Answer: Interfaces the wireless communications signals traveling through the air medium to a wired network. |
| 4: | What are common features of wireless middleware? |
| A4: | Answer: Optimization techniques, intelligent restarts, data bundling, screen shaping and reshaping, and end-system support. |
| 5: | On what layers of the OSI reference model do wireless networks operate? |
| A5: | Answer: Physical layer and data link layer. ... |
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