Which Wi-Fi standard improved upon the 802.11b standard with a maximum speed of 54 Mbps?

The correct answer is 802.11g, which improved upon the earlier 802.11b standard by providing a maximum speed of 54 Mbps. The 802.11b standard, which was one of the first widely adopted Wi-Fi standards, had a maximum theoretical speed of 11 Mbps, making it suitable for basic internet tasks. However, with the rise of more demanding applications, a faster standard was needed.

802.11g was introduced to meet this demand, offering backward compatibility with 802.11b while also utilizing the 2.4 GHz frequency band. This allowed users to enjoy higher speeds and better overall performance for a variety of wireless applications, including streaming and file transfers, without the need to upgrade their existing 802.11b devices.

Other standards also exist, such as 802.11a, which operates at a different frequency (5 GHz) and offers similar maximum speeds but is not backward compatible with the 2.4 GHz band used by 802.11b. Additionally, the 802.11n and 802.11ac standards were developed later, providing even greater speeds and improved performance, but they are beyond the scope of addressing the direct improvement over 802.11b that