MCQ IN COMPUTER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING

Detailed explanation-1: -A network which covers a larger geographical area, like a city or a university campus that has several sites, is known as a Wide Area Network (WAN).

Detailed explanation-2: -A WAN will typically cover a larger area geographically, such as a continent, a state or a country. A LAN connects computers within a small and specific area geographically. A MAN is confined to a specific town, city or region. It covers a larger area than a LAN but a smaller area than a WAN.

Detailed explanation-3: -A wide area network (WAN) is any network that extends over a large geographic area, usually connecting multiple local area networks (LANs).

Detailed explanation-4: -A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a computer network that is larger than a single building local area network (LAN) but is located in a single geographic area that is smaller than a wide area network (WAN). Generally, it is several LANs interconnected by dedicated backbone connections.