Chapter 3

1: RF signals offer relatively short range as compared to light signals. True or false?
A1: Answer: False.
2: What type of weather impacts RF signals the most?
A2: Answer: Heavy rain.
3: Why does interference cause errors in wireless networks?
A3: Answer: The interference causes the receiver to misunderstand the signal because two signals are present at the same time.
4: What are sources of RF interference?
A4: Answer: General examples include cordless phones, microwave ovens, and Bluetooth devices.
5: Multipath affects higher data rates more than lower data rates for 2.4 GHz systems. True or false?
A5: Answer: True. The receiver has difficulties with differentiating one bit from another when demodulating high data rate signals because the bits ...

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