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UNDERSTANDING WLAN TERMS AS SEEN ON WIRELESS GADGETS

With fast-paced Information Technological advancements in the present Information Age, every one seeks to be enlightened so as to be relevant and up-to-date. For instance, everyone wants to get the best out of their IT gadgets, and would want to know what features and functionality such gadgets can offer. Some time last month, I overheard someone saying; "What's all these Wireless LAN, WLAN, Wi-Fi, 802.11b/g/n stuff?" "Why does my brand new laptop PC have this Wi-Fi logo and 802.11b/g beside it, while my friend's has 802.11b/g/n instead, and he calls it wireless-N. What difference does that make?" "In fact I need a faster browsing speed each time I want to browse the internet using any of these wireless Cybre cafes." These and many more are questions asked by people all around the world. However, the good news is that the answers to these and other related questions are such interesting and would make one's IT experience more enjoyable...