Which of the following standards is an amendment to the original IEEE 802.11 and specifies security mechanisms for wireless networks?
Correct Answer: C
802.11i is an amendment to the original IEEE 802.11. This standard specifies security mechanisms for wireless networks. It replaced the short Authentication and privacy clause of the original standard with a detailed Security clause. In the process, it deprecated the broken WEP. 802.11i supersedes the previous security specification, Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), which was shown to have severe security weaknesses. Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) had previously been introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance as an intermediate solution to WEP insecurities. The Wi-Fi Alliance refers to their approved, interoperable implementation of the full 802.11i as WPA2, also called RSN (Robust Security Network). 802.11i makes use of the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) block cipher, whereas WEP and WPA use the RC4 stream cipher. Answer option D is incorrect. 802.11a is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 specification that added a higher data rate of up to 54 Mbit/s using the 5 GHz band. It has seen widespread worldwide implementation, particularly within the corporate workspace. Using the 5 GHz band gives 802.11a a significant advantage, since the 2.4 GHz band is heavily used to the point of being crowded. Degradation caused by such conflicts can cause frequent dropped connections and degradation of service. Answer option A is incorrect. 802.11b is an amendment to the IEEE 802.11 specification that extended throughput up to 11 Mbit/s using the same 2.4 GHz band. This specification under the marketing name of Wi-Fi has been implemented all over the world. 802.11b is used in a point-to-multipoint configuration, wherein an access point communicates via an omni-directional antenna with one or more nomadic or mobile clients that are located in a coverage area around the access point. Answer option B is incorrect. The 802.11e standard is a proposed enhancement to the 802.11a and 802.11b wireless LAN (WLAN) specifications. It offers quality of service (QoS) features, including the prioritization of data, voice, and video transmissions. 802.11e enhances the 802.11 Media Access Control layer (MAC layer) with a coordinated time division multiple access (TDMA) construct, and adds error-correcting mechanisms for delay-sensitive applications such as voice and video.
Question 72
Which of the following is a type of computer security that deals with protection against spurious signals emitted by electrical equipment in the system?
Correct Answer: C
Emanation security is one of the types of computer security that deals with protection against spurious signals emitted by electrical equipment in the system, such as electromagnetic emission (from displays), visible emission (displays may be visible through windows), and audio emission (sounds from printers, etc). Answer option D is incorrect. Hardware security helps in dealing with the vulnerabilities in the handling of hardware. Answer option B is incorrect. Physical security helps in dealing with protection of computer hardware and associated equipment. Answer option A is incorrect. Communication security helps in dealing with the protection of data and information during transmission.
Question 73
Which of the following is also known as slag code?
Correct Answer: B
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Question 74
Which of the following applications is used for the statistical analysis and reporting of the log files?
Correct Answer: B
Question 75
Which of the following is a type of VPN that involves a single VPN gateway?
