A cable TV network serving a whole town is the standard example of which type of network?
APAN
BLAN
CWAN
DMAN
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. MAN
1. A Metropolitan Area Network is an extended form of LAN covering a city or a town.
2. Cable TV networks and cable based broadband internet services are given as examples of MAN.
3. This kind of network can be extended up to 30-40 km.
4. Its data rate is in Mbps but lower than a LAN's.
5. A WAN would be needed to link locations in different cities or countries.
_Source: syllabus Computer Science Class 12, Ch 10 'Computer Networks', S10.3.3 Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)_
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