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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In ____, the first standard for Wi-Fi devices was released
A
1989
B
1999
C
1979
D
1997
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1997, the IEEE ratified the original 802.11 standard-the “802.11” technology term simply refers to Wi-Fi. In 1999 wireless was introduced to the general public as a “nice to have” with the 802.11 a and b ratifications.

Detailed explanation-2: -The committee finally agreed on and released the first of those standards in 1997. The first 802.11 standard used frequency hopping and provided a data transfer capacity of 2 megabit per second. New and improved versions of the standard came out fairly frequently in the years that followed.

Detailed explanation-3: -IEEE 802.11 (legacy mode) – or more correctly IEEE 802.11-1997 or IEEE 802.11-1999 – refer to the original version of the IEEE 802.11 wireless networking standard released in 1997 and clarified in 1999.

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