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deliver signals between devices. But here the radio frequencies are completely different from car radios, walkie-talkies, cell phones, and weather radios. By using radio waves, it provides wireless high-speed internet and network connections. Wi-Fi is a trademarked phrase and it means IEEE 802.11x.
How does Wi-Fi work- firstly, a computer’s wireless adapter translates data into a radio signal and easily transmits it using an antenna. After that, a wireless router receives the signal and decodes it. The router is there also to send information to the internet using a wired Ethernet connection.
What is the difference between WiFi and the internet?
Wi-Fi is just an attractive term used to refer to wireless networks. Previously, there was the only way to connect devices and the way was network cables to create a local area network. It was inconvenient. But Wi-Fi lets one connect one device to another without cables. Without any physical connection, you will get the network. The router mainly controls these connections. One device communicates with another device through the router.
The internet is known as a wide area network or WAN. It is a vast network linking computers around the globe. After connecting your own wireless network, you will become a part of one huge global network. And it is called the internet.