Wednesday, May 1, 2013

What noise sources affect wireless signals?

Q. I've been asked to do a thing for college I know that magnetism and stuff affects signals in wires but what is capable of distorting and causing noise in wireless computer signals?

A. WiFi operates in the 2.4 GHz band. This band has a *lot* of consumer electronics in it: Cordless phones. Baby monitors. Microwave ovens. Bluetooth. Wireless security systems often use the 2.4 GHz band.

It's a very cluttered space.


I have a Dell computer.What brand of computer do you use and what kind of hardward do you run with it?
Q. Why did you buy the particular computer you have and what attracted you to it.

A. I have 5 desktops and 2 laptops. But my best workstation is a
2007 Dell Precision 490 with Windows XP SP2 x32
2 x Intel Xeon E5320 Quad-Core @ 1.86GHz 1066MHz FSB 8MB Cache (8 CORES BABY!!!)
4GB RAM 667MHz FSB (only 3GB available in WinXP SP2 x32)
NVidia QuadroFX 550 video w/ 128MB Video RAM
1 x Gigabit NIC
2 x 250GB HDD
6 x USB 2.0 ports
4 x 1394 Firewire 400 ports
built-in 13-in-1 Memory Card Reader
CD-RW drive
DVD +/- RW drive
Bluetooth Keyboard
Bluetooth Laser Scroll Mouse with Side-to-Side
2 x 19in LCD Monitors
4 x 1TB WD My Book World Edition drives via Firewire
1 x 500GB WD My Book Standard Edition via USB
2 x 250GB USB drives
1 x 80GB USB drive
1 x HP LaserJet 1200 series printer

You just read this spec, WHY WOULDN'T I HAVE CHOSEN IT!!! LOL!


What waves have wavelenghts longer than those of visible light?
Q. And how is/are each kind of wave used?

A. Infra red - used for heating

Microwaves and radar - used for cooking and, erm, for radar. :) 802.11b/g LANs, bluetooth, portable telephones, baby monitors, satellite TV, satellite communications, and a host of other devices also operate in these frequencies

TV and FM radio

Shortwave radio

AM radio

Aircraft and Shipping radio bands

Extremely low frequency -- very long wavelengths can be used to punch small amounts of information through to a receiver in extreme conditions. The navy had an ELF system for the purpose of giving orders to launch nukes to submarines. This system has reportedly been abandoned.

See "sources". First source is an introductory web page to the electromagnetic spectrum from NASA. Second source is information on the Navy's project ELF





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