Getting+Connected

Session 2 Focussed on **Getting Connected**

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Some of the areas covered were Wireless and Bluetooth. A wireless network is any type of computer network that uses wireless data connections for connecting devices or network nodes. Wireless networking is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and businesses avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locations.  Wireless telecommunications networks are generally implemented and administered using radio communication.
 * What is a Wireless Network? **

Wi-Fi, also spelled Wifi or WiFi, is a popular technology that allows an electronic device to exchange data or connect to the internet wirelessly using radio waves. The name WiFi is a trademark name.
 * What is WiFI? **

A hotspot is any location where Wi-Fi network access (usually Internet access) is made publicly available. You can often find hotspots in airports, hotels, coffee shops, and other places where business people tend to congregate. Hotspots are considered a valuable productivity tool for business travellers and other frequent users of network services.
 * What is a WiFi hotspot? **

Is a short-range wireless interconnection used on mobile phones, computers, tablets and other electronic devices. It can be used for sending photographs or other piece of data from one electronic device to another via Bluetooth. Eg your computer to a computer.
 * What is Bluetooth? **

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