The basic difference between a wired and a wireless network is self-explanatory. A wired network uses wires to communicate whereas a wireless network uses radio waves. Let us look at what are the other differences and how one technology gets an edge over the other.

- Wired networks are easy to set up and troubleshoot where wireless networks are comparatively difficult to set up, maintain, and troubleshoot.
- Wired networks make you immobile while wireless ones provide you with convenience of movement.
- Wired networks prove expensive when covering a large area because of the wiring and cabling while wireless networks do not involve this cost.
- Wired networks have better transmission speeds than wireless ones.
- In a wired network, a user does not have to share space with other users and thus gets dedicated speeds while in wireless networks, the same connection may be shared by multiple users.

If you are setting up a wired or wireless network at home, seek help from the experts in PC repair.

A smart building is essentially a building dedicated to business that has high-speed, fully functional wireless connection over the entire structure. Several different wireless technologies and devices are clubbed together to give a smart building its ‘smartness’.

Let us look at the wireless services that a smart building should have:

- Cellular service
- Paging service
- RFID service
- Wi-Fi connection

In a smart building, devices and systems are meant to communicate with one another, adding convenience to business. And now, the focus is completely on connecting them wirelessly. With smart automation and ease of communication, smart buildings are in demand for businesses.

Buildings are getting smarter by the day. With emerging technologies that promise to combine the Wi-Fi technology with cellular services, we will soon see remarkable progress in the development of smart buildings.

Continuing with our previous posts, here are some more computer networking terms explained.

Modem

This is a device that is used to transmit information on a computer through the telephone line. The modem is capable of converting analog signals into digital signals and then converting digital signals to analog.

Hub

A network hub is a device through which multiple devices connect to the same input point.

Port

A port is a node in a network. It is considered a logical end in a network.

Server

The server is the computer in a network that processes the requests by other computers. The requesting computers are referred to as clients.

Do you find yourself confused and flabbergasted when the technician from the computer repair services uses computer terminology alien to you? In today’s post, we will explain a few computer networking terms in a simple way.

Network adapter

This is the interface between a computer and a network.

Router

This is an application or device that connects two networks, typically a local area network (LAN) to a wide area network (WAN).

Gateway

This is a device that acts as the connecting node between two networks that work on different protocols.

Broadband

This term essentially refers to a transmission technique but lately, the tem has been used to indicate high-speed internet connection.

IP address

This is a unique identifier attached to the computers on a TCP/IP network.

We will continue with the discussion tomorrow.