Plug into the internet
If your school demographic is like mine, the majority of teachers and students have laptops at home. Fewer and fewer households have desktop computers at home. (Don't worry, I'm not about to recommend that you purchase a brand-new computer.) With more laptops than desktops at home, another common trend is to use Wi-Fi to connect computers to the internet. However, because Wi-Fi does not use a physical connection, it is susceptible to interference.
This interference can lead to slower connections and even lost signals. Furthermore, the more devices that are connected to the internet through Wi-Fi, the more each device has to share the data rate of the Wi-Fi signal. Therefore, to ensure that you have a more stable connection to the internet, you should connect your computer to the internet through a physical connection. Most internet service providers loan out internet routers, which have Ethernet ports in the back to physically connect devices:
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