How does WiFi work?
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Answer: Uses radio waves for data
Uses radio waves for data ✓ — Correct! WiFi sends data using radio waves, similar to radio or TV broadcasts. Your router converts internet data into radio signals. Your device receives these signals and converts them back to data. It all happens incredibly fast. Walls and distance weaken the signal, which is why WiFi works better when you're closer to the router!
Bounces signals off satellites — Wrong. WiFi doesn't use satellites - it operates locally between your device and router using radio waves. Satellite internet is a different technology.
Creates magnetic fields — Wrong. WiFi uses electromagnetic radio waves, not magnetic fields, to transmit data wirelessly between your device and the router.
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