Chapter 8
Wireless Networks
This chapter covers the following exam topics:
3. Endpoints and Media Types
3.2 Differentiate between Wi-Fi, cellular, and wired network technologies.
Copper, including sources of interference; fiber; wireless, including 802.11 (unlicensed, 2.4GHz, 5GHz, 6GHz), cellular (licensed), sources of interference
While wired connectivity was the standard in the early years of computer networking, wireless connectivity is now how the majority of individual users connect their devices to the Internet. This chapter begins by exploring wireless transmission concepts. We then consider Wi-Fi, cellular, and satellite communications at a high level.
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