Wireless Internet terminology, like many things in life, especially those who have something to do with the computer is full of terminology. But like most things, if you learn some of the basic concepts, understanding comes quickly. So do not be confused and to clarify, I have a wireless “Internet-to-English” guide to help you.
IEEE – Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
The IEEE is the wireless networking standard, as are many other related equipment – including standard Ethernet. Make sure that devices from different manufacturers can work together.
PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
Only a standard for connecting devices, large credit card in a laptop computer to enhance its capabilities. It has been suggested by some to be “people can not Memorize Computer Industry Acronyms.” PCMCIA is a good way to make wireless networking to your laptop as easy as inserting a disc
PCI – Peripheral Component Interconnect
It is for the installation of devices such as graphics cards and network devices in your computer. You would with a PCI card, if you want to install a wireless card in your computer.
802.11
The IEEE is the current standard wireless network. To ensure that wireless devices can communicate with each other or in other words – which are interoperable.
Interoperable
It simply means that both teams have the opportunity to talk to each other or another way of saying – that the two are compatible. Can be used together because they were using the same standards. Because of the IEEE and the principle of interoperability, all wireless equipment purchase should be supported.
Conductor
Not a piece of golf equipment, but the software that informs the computer how to talk to devices that connect to it. Most wireless drivers come on a CD-ROM. Then download the drivers from the CD into your computer.
Ethernet
Currently, the most common type of connection to a LAN or Local Area Network. Most of the cables are attached to the computer Ethernet today and if you have a cable Internet connection is an Ethernet cable in all likely-hood that is used to connect to your modem.
USB – Universal Serial Bus
A port for connecting a device to a computer, including keyboards, mice, printers, external hard drives, and basically everything you can imagine. If you do not have a laptop, or wants to his team, you can create a USB device.
WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy
No longer used because in 2001 it was noted that security. As a result, now is the old standard for encrypting wireless networks.
WPA – Wi-Fi Protected Access
The new encryption standard for wireless networks. An upgrade of WEP to fix security. To avoid, is vulnerable to a WPA encrypted network encryption methods change frequently. In addition, if an attack is detected, it has the ability to conclude that for thirty seconds.
PAN – Personal Area Network
A network of devices connected together in a small area. A simple example of a PAN would be the computer, keyboard and USB mouse. Using a technology called Bluetooth, a wireless PAN.
LAN – Local Area Network
Briefly mentioned above, is a LAN network … usually limited to a building, such as a home or office. A wireless LAN is also known as WLAN.
MAN – Metropolitan Area Network
A network that is a larger area, like a city or municipality. They are expensive, but a man has the ability to wirelessly access the Internet, broadcast over a wide area. Many college universities a MAN to take the entire campus.
WAN – Wide Area Network
A network that covers and connects to more than one physical location. A simple example would be a company that has locations in different cities, states or countries, and they all have one of the places in the same network. The Internet is a WAN … the world’s largest WAN.
Mbps – megabits per second
Not to be confused with MBps, megabyte per second. Mbit / s is a measure of the speed. There are eight megabits in a megabyte.
GHz – Gigahertz
A gigahertz is a billion cycles per second … is a measure of the frequency. If the concept sounds familiar, it is likely because it is used to measure the speed of the CPU on your computer, measured in gigahertz.
Linux
An increasingly popular alternative to Windows operating system. Linux is less cumbersome, more efficient operating system Windows in many ways and not to forget – it’s free. Many Linux servers, which for that reason. Linux computers can use many programs and Internet connection without the need for Windows. Many mobile devices or Linux compatible with him.
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