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| WAN - Wide Area Network |
Data network where the distance between units prohibits the use of a LAN (Local Area Network) solution. WANs are high-speed, long-distance technologies to connect nodes of the network.
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| WAP - Wireless Application Protocol |
Set of protocols which enable mobile devices to access online content. WAP will be extended and superseded by the introduction of 3G technology into the online content market space.
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| WCDMA - Wideband CDMA |
The 3G wireless communications standard which evolved from CDMA. Also called UMTS.
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| Web |
The global network of servers on the internet, which allow access to html and other resources. The web uses the http protocol. Also called www and the World Wide Web.
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| Web Browser |
A user interface for interaction on the web. The web browser fetches html and other documents from web servers and displays them for the user.
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| Web Server |
A computer connected to the internet that stores webpages and other files. These HTML documents and other files can be retrieved using a Web browser.
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| Wi-Fi |
Wi-Fi is a non-profit organization created to provide an interoperability certification for Wireless LAN products based on the 802.11 standard.
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| Wi-Fi - Wireless Fidelity |
Specified as 802.11b by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), Wi-Fi is wireless technology for creating networks up to around 100m, at 2.4 GHz. Wi-Fi is used to create LANs without the physical connections.
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| Wireless (Telecommunications) |
Transmission medium which is not land-based. Refers to the parts of the EMR spectrum which can be effectively used for telecommunications transmission. RF, IR, FM, AM, UV and microwave are all used for telecommunications.
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| Wireless Broadband |
Broadband services which are non land-based (and non satellite-based).
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| WLAN |
Wireless Local Area Networks or WLANs provide cable-free connection between notebooks, desktop PCs, printers, PDAs and your office network via wireless access points. This provides a simple way of expanding your network (and your business) without the hassle and expense of installing additional cabling.
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| WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access |
Data encryption specification for Wi-Fi networks. Higher security than WEP. It improves on WEP by using dynamic keys, EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) to secure network access, and an encryption method called Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP).
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| www - WorldWide Web |
Information and communication network using the Internet to access hypertext documents. Hypertext documents (often webpages) contain text, images, video and other hypertext items.
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