Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

1. what is wireless?

   • a connection which allows devices to connect to the internet.
   • wi-fi is the core of the internet and social media
   • Wi-Fi creates a network in your home or office – a little zone where computers can get broadband internet.
   • t uses radio waves, just like TV or mobile phones. You may sometimes hear this zone referred to as a WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network).

2. what are the benefits?

   • Enable staff to carry portable Wi-Fi handsets giving them the ability to take calls anywhere, anytime
   • Using Wi-Fi enables PDA’s and Laptops to deliver quick and easy access to information
   • Eliminate cabling and wiring for PC’s
   • No need for lots of wires.

3. what are the drawbacks?

   • WiFi uses the unlicensed 2.4GHz spectrum, which often crowded with other devices such as Bluetooth, microwave ovens, cordless phones, or video sender devices, and among many others. This may cause degradation in performance.
   • Security – To combat this consideration, wireless networks may choose to utilize some of the various encryption technologies available. Some of the more commonly utilized encryption methods, however, are known to have weaknesses that a dedicated adversary can compromise.

4. who would use it?

   • people at home, work, school etc
   • people in hospitals.
   • young people who enjoy using social media.

5. Secure (if protected)

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