2007-01-06 20:07:21 · 5 answers · asked by Stephen paul dwyer 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance
2007-01-06 20:10:54 · answer #1 · answered by Deana G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Short for wireless fidelity and is meant to be used generically when referring of any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b, 802.11a, dual-band, etc. The term is promulgated by the Wi-Fi Alliance.
Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" (a registered trademark) by the Wi-Fi Alliance are certified as interoperable with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers. A user with a "Wi-Fi Certified" product can use any brand of access point with any other brand of client hardware that also is certified. Typically, however, any Wi-Fi product using the same radio frequency (for example, 2.4GHz for 802.11b or 11g, 5GHz for 802.11a) will work with any other, even if not "Wi-Fi Certified."
Formerly, the term "Wi-Fi" was used only in place of the 2.4GHz 802.11b standard, in the same way that "Ethernet" is used in place of IEEE 802.3. The Alliance expanded the generic use of the term in an attempt to stop confusion about wireless LAN interoperability
2007-01-07 04:09:31 · answer #2 · answered by richard_beckham2001 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I normally associate wifi, with my nintendo ds. On certain games, (providing you have a wireless router) you can connect and play with or against people from around the globe!
2007-01-07 04:11:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a term which means a wireless connection
2007-01-07 04:09:31 · answer #4 · answered by Vince 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
networking
2007-01-07 04:11:44 · answer #5 · answered by deli_fred@yahoo.co.uk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋