Exam N10-008 topic 1 question 338 discussion

Keyword: 10 connections attempt. Student tried login in 10 times. Seem like the student is putting in the wrong passphrase.

This question is either missing information or it just does not make any sense. However, if we going by process of elimination I would go with B.

Another fun word game. Leaning on Incorrect passphrase though. Thanks to the poor wording you may think that his phone can connect to the Campus when he is not near his pc.... then the answer is nothing as none of these options would fit. If he could connect with his phone the passphrase is correct. and unless the laptop is doubling as a Bluetooth device there no interference.

This question is horribly worded, it's B due to the number of attempts

The number of connection attempts (10 in this case) is not typically a factor that would cause connection failure in this scenario, especially if the student's laptop is able to connect successfully. If the passphrase was incorrect, the laptop would also fail to connect. However, since the laptop is able to connect, but the phone is not able to connect despite being close to the laptop, channel overlap is a more likely cause. Channel overlap can lead to interference specifically affecting the phone's ability to connect, even though the laptop can connect.

I would think it is an incorrect password. Given that the password is stored on the laptop and not the phone, AND the interference is only at 15% while the signal strength is 90% and the Coverage is 80%, it would seem unlikely that interference would play a significant role

His phone is attempting to connect & getting disconnected, the most likely issue here is there is a passphrase the phone is trying to use that does not line up.

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The question says he is able to connect on his laptop using a stored password. He can not connect on his cellphone and the information given is that there are 10 attempts. Attempts implies a connection was not made. It sounds like a password issue.

Questions like THIS are the reason why I brain dump. CompTIA is all about taking your money rather than certifying your knowledge on the subject matter. They'll make a question that's either missing information or have two logically correct answers in the multiple choice that can both be applied in the real world. Both B and C are acceptable answers. The key word is "connection attempts" but what do they mean by that? Do they mean failed connection attempts from an incorrect password or from channel overlap? Absolutely ridiculous.

Seems like if the student was logging in 10 times, they would have checked the password given to make sure they were entering in the right password. I will go with C.

I'm going with C. In the question they say he enters the passphrase and is able to connect. However when a short distance away, he cannot connect. Channel overlap between the phone and the laptop can 100% lead to a connection failure by a degraded signal and ultimately cause multiple failed connection attempts.

C. Channel overlap is MOST likely causing this connection failure. Channel overlap occurs when multiple Wi-Fi networks are using the same or overlapping channels. This can cause interference and reduce the signal quality, which could lead to connection failure or degraded performance. In this scenario, the laptop was able to connect to the Wi-Fi network because it may have used a different channel with less overlap, while the phone may have attempted to connect on a channel with more overlap, resulting in connection failure.

This part of the question threw me off. it makes no sense to even include it if the answer is incorrect passphrase. however, the student is not able to connect with a phone when only a short distance from the laptop.

use the principle of elimination.

Makes no sense