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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 reduces the
cost of the network expansion.
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.
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.
Experiential Learning
#Topology
Connect your smartphone, smart TV and computer with Wi-Fi network. Now, draw relevant topology
diagram for the same and show it to your teacher.
#Activity
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. Different types of protocols used for different
operations on the Internet are as follows:
HTTP - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol: It is a set of rules that defines how the Web pages transfer
information like document, file, image, video between computers over Internet.
#Computer Networking 21

