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What is the purpose of the service-set identifier?

The correct answer is D. It identifies a wireless network for a mobile device to connect.. The Service-Set Identifier (SSID) serves as the human-readable name for a wireless network, allowing mobile devices to identify and connect to it.

Submitted by wei.xz· Mar 5, 2026Network Access

Question

What is the purpose of the service-set identifier?

Options

  • AIt identifies the wireless network to which an application must connect.
  • BIt identifies the wired network to which a network device is connected.
  • CIt identifies the wired network to which a user device is connected.
  • DIt identifies a wireless network for a mobile device to connect.

How the community answered

(15 responses)
  • C
    7% (1)
  • D
    93% (14)

Why each option

The Service-Set Identifier (SSID) serves as the human-readable name for a wireless network, allowing mobile devices to identify and connect to it.

AIt identifies the wireless network to which an application must connect.

While applications connect through a wireless network, the SSID primarily identifies the network for the *device* to connect, not directly for the application itself.

BIt identifies the wired network to which a network device is connected.

The SSID is specifically used for wireless networks, not wired networks.

CIt identifies the wired network to which a user device is connected.

The SSID is specifically used for wireless networks, not wired networks for user devices.

DIt identifies a wireless network for a mobile device to connect.Correct

The Service-Set Identifier (SSID) is the name assigned to a wireless network, which mobile devices use to discover and connect to a specific Wi-Fi network, acting as a crucial identifier for WLANs.

Concept tested: Wireless SSID purpose

Source: https://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/td/docs/wireless/access_point/cisco_ap_software_config_guide/old_ap/122_15_jb1/WAP_Book_archive/ssid.html

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#SSID#wireless networking

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