A+ Guide to Hardware (Standalone Book) (MindTap Course List)
A+ Guide to Hardware (Standalone Book) (MindTap Course List)
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ISBN: 9781305266452
Author: Jean Andrews
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 9, Problem 15RB

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Given:

A wireless access point which is a bridge and another wireless access point which is not a bridge, are used to handle network traffic.

To find:The reason why the wireless access point which is a bridge is more efficient than the wireless access point that is not a bridge for handling the traffic.

Solution:

A wireless access point is a dedicated device used to connect wireless network devices such as Wi-Fi to a wired network...

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