COMPUTER NETWORKING

PHYSICAL LAYER AND TRANSMISSION MEDIA

INTRODUCTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which fo the following wireless standards is used for Personal Area Neworks (PANs) and allow devices to communicate over distances of 1-100 meters?
A
Zigbee
B
WiMAX
C
Wi-Fi
D
Bluetooth
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Bluetooth: Bluetooth technology is the implementation of a protocol defined by the IEEE 802 IS standard, i.e. the IEEE standard protocol that defines a wireless personal area network (PAN) operable in a room is Bluetooth, that has a range of 10 meters only.

Detailed explanation-2: -Today, most PANs for everyday use are wireless. WPANs use close-range wireless connectivity protocols such as Bluetooth. The range of a WPAN is usually very small, as short-range wireless protocols like Bluetooth are not efficient over distances larger than 5-10 meters.

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