USB port or Universal Serial Bus port is a standard cable connection that creates an interface for short-distance digital data communications. USB3.2 is the latest generation of USBs which supports speed upto 20Gbps. There are various types of USB namely USB A, B, C and micro USB.
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Wireless Hotspot or WiFi hotspot is prominently known as a wireless access point (WAP) or WLAN. It is set up in a public place to provide internet access to all wireless enabled devices ranging from laptops to mobiles to music devices. Airports, Coffee shops, Malls, etc. offer free WiFi Hotspots
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5 GHz has a more definite signal with non-overlapping channels and higher speed as compared to 2.4 GHz. If there is a requirement of higher range with penetration through a wall, 2.4 GHz is preferred, and if there are no such restrictions, 5 GHz is preferred for faster data rates or bandwidth.
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WEP or Wired Equivalent Privacy is a wireless security or encryption algorithm based on IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. It was introduced in 1997 to provide wireless network security similar to ethernet or cable network. It has been widely used in past but now deprecated because of several weaknesses.
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How to measure WiFi signal strength? There are several tools and software available such as InSSIDer, NetSpot, Wireshark, WiFi Analyzer, etc. You can even count the number of WiFi bar on your device. WiFi signal strength depends on multiple factors such as distance from the access point, obstructions, etc.
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You may turn off Wifi for reasons like saving electricity, avoiding any security glitches & boosting internet speed for wired devices. The simplest method is by killing the power. Some Wifi routers come with on/off switch. You can turn off WiFi on your smart gadgets, like mobile by going into settings.
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Internet cookies, also commonly known as Browser Cookies or HTTP Cookies are the piece of information that a website saves on your computer. Hit a combination of keys on computer keypad as Ctrl+Shift+Del on Windows or command+shift+delete on macOS and select cookies option and clear data
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The quickest method to clear the cache in any browser is by hitting combination of keys on keyboard as Ctrl+Shift+Del on Windows OS or command+shift+delete on macOS. However, there is also set of easy steps on different browsers for clearing the cache. Let’s learn how to clear cache in different browsers.
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What is cache? The cache is a memory which carries the copy of the original data. So, whenever the same data is searched over time, and again, the data is picked from the cache and not from the main system memory. Different types of cache are disk cache, server cache, browser cache, database cache, etc.
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A computer protocol is the set of rules that helps computers to communicate with each other or helps them in transferring data over the internet. These are governing rules & instructions that each computer has to follow. There are different types of protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, POP, IMAP, FTP, TCP, IP, etc.
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If proper wifi security settings are not in place then it can be unauthorizedly accessed by third parties & sometimes even lead to DoS attacks. Wireless network security covers the methods by which you can secure your Wifi network. Change the default SSID name & IP address. Put wifi router in the middle
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