Chapter 5. Key Glossary Terms

In this section, I've defined a few terms that you'll encounter over and over in this book. Read the list below to become familiar with any new terms and refresh your memory on the rest. I've presented the concepts in the order you need to understand them, building one on top of the other.

Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi refers to the set of wireless networking standards that encompasses all of Apple's AirPort products, and thousands of wireless networking products made by other firms. Wi-Fi provides a test-based way of ensuring that devices work in a consistent way using four IEEE 802.11 Working Group standards: 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11a, and 802.11n (B, G, A, and N, respectively)