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Wireless communications technology has been around for more than 100 years, since Guglielmo Marconi sent the first wireless message by using radio waves

Wireless technology has transformed the way people work, communicate, and learn

A World Without Wires

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Wireless Networks and Terminology

Wireless Personal Area Network (WPAN) A short-range wireless network often based on

Bluetooth technology Bluetooth technology uses short-range radio

waves to transmit data between two Bluetooth devices Smart phones Microphones

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Wireless Networks and Terminology

Wireless Local Area Networks (WLAN) A network that uses wireless media, such as radio waves,

to connect computers and devices in a limited space 802.11 Wi-Fi Alliance Wi-Fi Public Internet access point Hot spot Cybercafé Wi-Fi ZONE Warchalking

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Wireless Networks and Terminology

Wireless Metropolitan Area and Wide Area Networks A wireless metropolitan area network (WMAN) is a wireless

network designed to cover an urban area A wireless wide area network (WWAN) is a wireless network

that covers a wide geographic area and uses a variety of technologies Radio Satellite Mobile telephones

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Wireless Technology and Education

Campus Computing Project The University of Central Florida has made

wireless networking available over its entire campus

Wireless networks also are becoming common in many K-12 schools and school districts

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Wireless Technology and Education

Wireless Tablet PC Size of a spiral notebook Combines all the power and speed of a desktop

computer with Windows XP Tablet PC software

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Wireless Technology and Society

Wireless Home Networking A wireless home network connects your home

computers and peripherals without the use of wires

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Wireless Technology and Society

Service Industry Health-care professionals Police officers Package couriers Retail sales personnel

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Wireless Technology and Society

Global Positioning Global Positioning System (GPS) devices GPS satellites Provides exact geographic location

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Wireless Technology and Society

Anyplace, Anytime Connectivity Anyplace, anytime

wireless connectivity makes it easy to synchronize files on your handheld computers and notebook computers