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Chapter 7, Problem 16Q
Program Plan Intro

Wi-Fi:

  • • Wi-Fi is the wireless communication technology which is capable to support high speed internet and network connections.
  • • It uses radio frequencies to connect sender and receiver without any wires.
  • • It transfers the data at the rate of 11 Mbps (Mega bits per second), and 2.4 GHz (Giga Hertz).
  • • IEEE 802.11b protocol is otherwise called as Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity).
  • • Modern laptops and other handheld devices are enabled with Wi-Fi, the users can find the Wi-Fi hotspots and can be connected using wireless routers.

CSMA/CA:

Carrier sense multiple access with collision avoidance (CSMA/CA) is a media access control protocol or method used to avoid collisions by beginning transmission only after the channel is sensed to be idle.

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