Question

A wireless network interface controller can work in _______

(a) infrastructure mode

(b) ad-hoc mode

(c) both infrastructure mode and ad-hoc mode

(d) WDS mode

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Answer 1

The correct option is (c) both infrastructure mode and ad-hoc mode

To explain: A wireless network interface controller works on the physical layer and the data link layer of the OSI model. Infrastructure mode WNIC needs access point but in ad-hoc mode access point is not required.