You have a customer who wants to install a wireless network

You have a customer who wants to install a wireless network in his house so that members of his family can surf the Web wirelessly on their laptops. He asks which of the wireless standards is most commonly used while being most affordable. What do you say?

A. 802.11a

B. 802.11b

C. 802.11g

D. 802.11n

Solution

C. The 802.11g standard is the most commonly used wireless standard today for the price. Operating on the 2.4 GHz band, it provides twice the speed of 802.11a with the same frequency range of 802.11b and a maximum data rate of 54 Mbps in single-channel mode. The 802.11g standard is supported by virtually all wireless cards, and many wireless cards are 802.11b/g compatible.