Does Sümeyye need additional hardware to connect to the Internet wirelessly?

To determine whether Sümeyye needs additional hardware to connect to the Internet wirelessly, it is essential to understand the role of each piece of hardware necessary for a wireless connection.

A wireless router is a critical device that enables multiple devices, such as laptops and smartphones, to connect to the Internet through Wi-Fi. If Sümeyye's environment solely relies on a wired connection, she would indeed need a wireless router to create a wireless network that her laptop can join. The wireless router connects to a modem (which may be provided by her Internet Service Provider) and creates a local Wi-Fi network, allowing her laptop to access the Internet without any physical cables.

In contrast, while it may seem that a laptop can connect to any available network with its built-in Wi-Fi capabilities, this is only true if there is already a network available to join. If no wireless router is present to provide that network, the laptop wouldn't have the capability to connect to the Internet wirelessly. Thus, the necessity of having a wireless router means Sümeyye does need additional hardware to connect wirelessly if such a network isn't currently set up.

While the ISP can provide a modem, it does not enable wireless connectivity on its own, and a WiFi