Difference between wireless G and wireless N

This weekend I discovered my daughter will need wireless connectivity for her internet connection instead of wired in her new apartment. Because I prefer to wire my network setups at home I am not very familiar with wireless networking. I started looking at routers this weekend and noticed that there is a new type (new to me anyway) of wireless. Previously I had thought G was the most current type. Now I'm seeing type N routers. From the ads they appear to be faster. My question is, what is the difference between G and N? Am I correct that N is the latest and greatest wireless format?

I'll be doing some web research for myself at lunch today. I find the practical experience from this list very valuable and I wanted to see what the thoughts are about the two formats.

TIA,

Rick Chevalier
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