In the article, http://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?p=1605297#p1605297, it says:
Wireless Access Point - a device that attaches to a wired network to allow wireless clients. Usually has a single port of wired ethernet.
and
WDS extender or repeater - allows wireless devices to connect to a (weak) wireless network. One downside of a repeater is that bandwidth is halved.
To me it seems like an access point can also be used in between a router and my room to extend the signal to my room, is that right? If so, can it do that without decreasing the bandwidth? On the net, no one says access point will decrease the bandwidth but people say a repeater will decrease the bandwidth.