Appendix E: Glossary
Wireless-G Broadband Router with 2 Phone Ports
802.11b - A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 11Mbps and an operating frequency of 2.4GHz.
802.11g - A wireless networking standard that specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with 802.11b devices.
Access Point - A device that allows
Adapter - A device that adds network functionality to your PC.
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) - A security method that uses symmetric
Beacon Interval - Data transmitted on your wireless network that keeps the network synchronized. Bit - A binary digit.
Boot - To start a device and cause it to start executing instructions.
Bridge - A device that connects different networks.
Broadband - An
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