FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

HOW STAR BUS RING MESH TOPOLOGY CONNECT COMPUTER NETWORKS IN ORGANIZATIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ uses WAN technologies to interconnect LANs within a specific geographic region, such a country or a city.
A
Local Area Network
B
Metropolitan Area Network
C
Wide Area Network
D
Internet
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A variety of different technologies are used, such as the Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP), Frame Relay, and Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM). Some of these protocols use the same basic framing or a subset of the High-Level Data Link Control (HDLC) mechanism. Most WAN links are point-to-point.

Detailed explanation-2: -Routers, who sit at the network boundary typically use Ethernet interfaces to connect to other devices inside the LAN, and use Serial interfaces to connect to devices outside the network boundary or WAN.

Detailed explanation-3: -Router LAN and WAN Ports Most wireless routers have at least two ports: one WAN port and one or more LAN ports. In all homes and most small businesses, the WAN port connects to a high-speed modem, like a DSL or cable modem, which in turn connects the router to the Internet.

Detailed explanation-4: -A wide area network (WAN) is a large computer network that connects groups of computers over large distances. WANs are often used by large businesses to connect their office networks; each office typically has its own local area network, or LAN, and these LANs connect via a WAN.

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