What is the Full form of WI-FI?

A common misunderstanding is that the Wi-Fi is a short form of wireless fidelity. Wi-Fi is actually a trademarked IEEE 802.11x term. The misguided assumption that the Wi-Fi brand name is short for wireless fidelity has grown to such a degree that leading corporations have also used the term wireless fidelity in a press release. The fact that there is no full form of Wi-Fi and there never existed.

Wi-Fi makes an electronic gadget utilize ISM radio frequencies to migrate data or link to the Internet. It is a WLAN (wireless local area network) system that underlies it. Wi-Fi allows other systems to be in contact with electronic devices over a wireless network.

Wi-Fi’s devices are focused on one of the IEEE-developed 802.11 standards and supported by the Wi-Fi alliance. It offers a simple way for wireless network connections. Wi-Fi is the Wi-Fi alliance brand which is used as a brand title for services which use IEEE 802.11 standards.

Applications of Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi can be used to build a hotspot within 66 feet (20 meters) distance. It’s less secure than wired communication since to use Wi-Fi, the attacker doesn’t need the physical connection.

Wi-Fi could be used on different devices, including

• Video game consoles
• Personal computers
• Digital camera
• Smartphones
• Tablet computers and so on.