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Wi-Fi
Wi–Fi is the most popular wireless communication technology used for homes, private business LANs
and public hotspots. A Wi-Fi enabled device such as a PC, video game console, mobile phones or MP3
player can connect to the Internet when it comes within the range of a wireless network. Wi-Fi allows
us to deploy local area networks without wires thus, it reduces the cost of the network expansion.
Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
Bluetooth is a technology that enables wireless communication between a low-power consumption
devices within a short range (1 meter, 10 meters, 100 meters). It facilitates different devices to
communicate with each other when they are in a specified range. The latest version of Bluetooth,
Bluetooth 5.0 technology provides data transfer speed up to 2 Mbps.
Bluetooth
It provides a way to connect and exchange information between devices such as mobile phones,
telephones, laptops, printers, personal computers, GPS receivers (Global Positioning System)
through 2.4 GHz short range radio frequency bandwidth.
PROTOCOL
Protocol is a set of rules that governs the communication between the computers on a network.
Certain network protocols and standards are to be followed in order to ensure that your computer
can communicate with another computer over a network.
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