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- Glossary
I/O Port
The connector and associated circuits for data entering and leaving your computer in electronic form.
IDE
Intelligent Drive Electronics. A type of control interface for a hard drive that is inside the hard drive unit.
IEEE802.11a
Wireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps. 802.11a devices operate in the 5
GHz lower and middle UNII bands.
IEEE802.11b
Wireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 11 Mbps. 802.11b devices operate in the 2.4
GHz ISM band.
IEEE802.11g
Wireless LAN standard that supports a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps. 802.11g devices operate in the 2.4
GHz ISM band.
IEEE802.11n
Wireless LAN standard using multiple data streams supporting a maximum data rate of 450 Mbps.
802.11n devices operate in both the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz UNII bands and are backward compatible with
802.11g and 802.11a.
Infrastructure
A name of a wireless LAN configuration. This type of communication uses an access point. Another type
of communication is called Ad Hoc.
IP Address
An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route
messages based on the IP address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric
address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be zero to 255. For example,
1.160.10.240 could be an IP address.
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