Which term describes a network covering a city?

Which term describes a network covering a city?

• A. Local Area Network
• B. Megabit
• C. Megabyte
• D. Metropolitan Area Network

Answer: (D)

A Metropolitan Area Network is designed to span a city or campus, linking multiple local networks within a metropolitan area. It sits between a Local Area Network, which covers a small area like a single building, and a Wide Area Network, which covers much larger regions such as countries or continents. Units like megabit (data rate) and megabyte (data size) describe amounts of data, not network scope. A MAN typically uses high-capacity backbones (often fiber) and is commonly operated by telecom providers to connect multiple LAN segments across a city.

A Metropolitan Area Network is designed to span a city or campus, linking multiple local networks within a metropolitan area. It sits between a Local Area Network, which covers a small area like a single building, and a Wide Area Network, which covers much larger regions such as countries or continents. Units like megabit (data rate) and megabyte (data size) describe amounts of data, not network scope. A MAN typically uses high-capacity backbones (often fiber) and is commonly operated by telecom providers to connect multiple LAN segments across a city.