Question: Is 5 GHz Wireless Network Hardware Better than 2.4 GHz? Wireless computer network equipment typically uses radio signals in either a 2.4 GHz range or a 5 GHz range. These numbers are advertised prominently on product packaging, but their meaning is often misunderstood. Is 5 GHz network hardware better than 2.4 GHz hardware just [...]
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Is 5 GHz Wireless Network Hardware Better than 2.4 GHz?
March 6th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Comparisons, How To Buy, Network Devices
Tags: 2.4 Ghz·5 Ghz·frequency·Frequency Range·Wireless network
Wired vs Wireless Networking
March 5th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Introductions, Networking
Computer networks for the home and small business can be built using either wired or wireless technology. Wired Ethernet has been the traditional choice in homes, but Wi-Fi wireless technologies are gaining ground fast. Both wired and wireless can claim advantages over the other; both represent viable options for home and other local area networks [...]
Tags: computer network·home network·wired network·wireless·Wireless network
Networking for Video Games – Wired and Wireless Network Pros and Cons
March 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Introductions, Networking, Video Gaming
The age of the Internet has brought through some of the most important innovations in terms of convenience of accessing information, transferring information around the world, and more importantly, being able to ‘head shot’ someone from the other side of the globe (in games of course). It has created entirely new genres of games, programs, [...]
Tags: computer network·gaming·network gaming·wired network·Wireless network
Comparing HDMI vs. DVI
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Interfaces, Introductions, Video
Upgrading your home entertainment system can be a daunting task. Besides learning about the never-ending options available, you may find yourself drowning in a sea of acronyms. Two popular ones, HDMI and DVI, require extra care, because they refer to connection options that give you a clearer picture than cables used in the past. Read [...]
What is the difference between an Ethernet hub and switch?
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Introductions, Networking
Although hubs and switches both glue the PCs in a network together, a switch is more expensive and a network built with switches is generally considered faster than one built with hubs. Why? When a hub receives a packet (chunk) of data (a frame in Ethernet lingo) at one of its ports from a PC [...]
Tags: bandwidth·crossover cable·ethernet switch·hub·networking·straighthrough
Gigabit Ethernet and 10 Gigabit Ethernet: Technology overview
February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons, Introductions, Networking
Gigabit Ethernet, a transmission technology based on the Ethernet frame format and protocol used in local area networks (LANs), provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second (one gigabit). Gigabit Ethernet is defined in the IEEE 802.3 standard and is currently being used as the backbone in many enterprise networks. Gigabit Ethernet is [...]
Tags: 10 gigabit ethernet·10GBASE-T·data transfer speed·gigabit·ieee 802.3a·networking
DDR2 Vs DDR3 : A Comparative Study
February 20th, 2010 · No Comments · Comparisons
The DDR2 Memories appeared about five years ago and they eventually replaced the then more common DDR or Double Data Rate Dynamic RAM. You’ll only find a DDR RAM only on some older systems these days. Fast forward some four years and today you’ll find that the long reign of DDR2 is being threatened by [...]
Tags: computer memory·Ddr Ram·DDR2·Ddr2 Memory·DDR3·Frequency Range·Latency Times·Maximum Speeds·Memory Modules·Memory Speeds·Speed Performance·System Performance·System RAM·Throughput