802 Standards

Question 1

802.1

Answer 1

LAN/MAN Management (and Media Access Control Bridges)

Question 2

802.2

Answer 2

Logical Link Control

Question 3

802.3

Answer 3

CSMA/CD

Question 4

802.4

Answer 4

Token Passing Bus

Question 5

802.5

Answer 5

Token Passing Ring

Question 6

802.6

Answer 6

Distributed Queue Dual Bus (DQDB) Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Question 7

802.7

Answer 7

Broadband Local Area Networks

Question 8

802.8

Answer 8

Fiber-Optic LANs and MANs

Question 9

802.9

Answer 9

Isochronous LANs

Question 10

802.10 ()

Answer 10

LAN/MAN Security

Question 11

802.11

Answer 11

Wireless LAN

Question 12

802.12

Answer 12

Demand Priority Access Method

Question 13

802.15

Answer 13

Wireless Personal Area Network

Question 14

802.16

Answer 14

Wireless Metropolitan Area Network (also called WiMAX)

Question 15

802.17

Answer 15

Resilient Packet Ring

Question 16

802.18

Answer 16

LAN/MAN Standards Committee

Question 17

A city government is planning to connect various municipal buildings within the city limits to a single network. Which type of network would be most appropriate? MAN or WAN

Answer 17

🏙️ Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
Coverage: Designed for a city-wide area, which perfectly matches the scale of municipal buildings spread across the city.

Speed: Offers high-speed connectivity suitable for government operations.

Cost-effective: Easier to manage and more economical than a WAN for a single city’s infrastructure.

Ownership: The city can have control over the infrastructure, which is ideal for security and customization.

🌐 Wide Area Network (WAN)
Coverage: Best for interconnecting devices across multiple cities, states, or countries.

Complexity: Involves more extensive infrastructure and higher costs due to long-distance connections.

So if everything is staying within the city limits, a MAN is the winner here—efficient, fast, and tailored for metropolitan scope.