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Question
Compare wired and wireless media.
Solution
| Wired Media | Wireless Media |
| i) Uses a physical path to transmit the data. | i) Uses a wireless medium air to transmit data. |
| ii) Known as Guided Media | ii) Known as Unguided Media |
| iii) Provide direction to the data signal travelling. | iii) Signal travels in a directionless manner i.e. no direction provided. |
| Examples: Twisted Pair Cable, Coaxial Cable, Optical Fiber | Examples: Radio Waves, Microwave, Infrared, Satellite, Bluetooth, etc. |
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