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Wi-Fi
(WIreless-FIdelity) A logo from the Wi-Fi Alliance that certifies network devices comply with the IEEE 802.11 wireless Ethernet standard. In the early 2000s, Wi-Fi/802.11 became widely used, and within a short time, all laptops and other handheld devices came with Wi-Fi built in. Earlier laptops could be Wi-Fi enabled by plugging in a Wi-Fi PC Card.
Win Device Manager

In Windows 95/98/2000, the Device Manager Property Sheet shows the status of all the peripheral devices connected to your computer. To display it, do the following:

Windows 95/98
1. Start menu/Settings/Control Panel/System
2. Click Device Manager tab.

Windows 2000
1. Start menu/Settings/Control Panel/System
2. Click Hardware tab.
3. Click Device Manager.



Device Manager Device Manager displays all the components of the computer system. Right clicking a device in the list and clicking Properties displays the details. In Windows 95/98, the properties for Computer show system settings such as internal interrupts and port addresses would be displayed.

 

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