Chapter 7

Wireless Protocols

This chapter covers the following A+ 220-1101 exam objective:

  • Images 2.3 –Compare and contrast protocols for wireless networking.

Welcome back! Sometimes you will wire computers to the network, and other times—perhaps more often—you will use wireless. Wireless takes the cable out of the mix and allows for mobility and ease of use. But I caution you: The air is shared! So, when planning your wireless technologies, especially Wi-Fi, you have to take into account such things as frequencies, desired data transfer rates, distance between devices, and much more. This is a shorter chapter, but it is chock full of technical information. ...

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