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Fujitsu Siemens Computers LifeBook A6210 User Manual

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136 - Glossary

I/O Port

The connector and associated control circuits for data entering and leaving your notebook in electronic
form.

IDE

Intelligent Drive Electronics. A type of control interface for a hard drive which 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.

Infrared

Light just beyond the red portion of the visible light spectrum which is invisible to humans.

Infrastructure

A name of a wireless LAN configuration. This type of communication uses an access point. Another type
of communication is called Ad Hoc.