NIELIT O Level Solved Paper
Internet and Web Technology
Q: Define MAN. Write down three important features that discriminate MAN from WAN.
A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that connect users
with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered
by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a
wide area network (WAN). The term is applied to the interconnection of networks
in a city into a single larger network (which may then also offer efficient
connection to a wide area network). It is also used to mean the interconnection
of several local area networks by bridging them with backbone lines. The latter
usage is also sometimes referred to as a campus network.
