Chapter 6, Problem 16RQ

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Wired network:

• If physical wires and cables are used to connect computers, then it is a wired connection.
• Wires used for communication media are,
  • Twisted Pair Wire
  • Coaxial cable
  • Fiber optic cable.

Wireless network:

If radio waves or infrared signals are used to connect the computers, then it is a wireless connection.

• A radio wave is an electromagnetic wave that is used to send the signal in the frequency range from 3000 hertz to 300 billion hertz through the air.
• The infrared signal is a technology that allows the device to communicate through the wireless signal and transmits the data bi-directionally.