2007-03-14 09:44:10 · 9 answers · asked by esraa khedr 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Computer Networking
Wi-Fi
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.
2007-03-14 09:47:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wireles fidelity
Wi-Fi is a brand originally licensed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to describe the underlying technology of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. It was developed to be used for mobile computing devices, such as laptops, in LANs, but is now increasingly used for more services, including Internet and VoIP phone access, gaming, and basic connectivity of consumer electronics such as televisions and DVD players, or digital cameras. More standards are in development that will allow Wi-Fi to be used by cars in highways in support of an Intelligent Transportation System to increase safety, gather statistics, and enable mobile commerce (see IEEE 802.11p). Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi CERTIFIED logo are registered trademarks of the Wi-Fi Alliance - the trade organization that tests and certifies equipment compliance with the 802.11x standards.
2007-03-14 16:49:12 · answer #2 · answered by RAGDE 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wi-Fi is wireless internet. Most modern laptops have it built in
2007-03-14 16:47:56 · answer #3 · answered by coolanswerer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wireless Internet.
2007-03-14 16:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wireless Internet. =P
2007-03-14 16:47:22 · answer #5 · answered by Jjjjjjj 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To put it simply, the ability to connect to a wireless router.
In other words, the ability to get internet wirelessly.
2007-03-14 16:47:16 · answer #6 · answered by Bjorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a wireless data signal at a frequency close to that of a cordless phone. used to send and recieve data.
2007-03-14 16:48:40 · answer #7 · answered by scor2_21 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is the technology that allows you to connect to the internet without any wires. your modem puts out a signal that is picked up by your PC.
2007-03-14 16:52:16 · answer #8 · answered by brandon316b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
wireless internet access
2007-03-14 16:51:25 · answer #9 · answered by Worldemperor 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋