CBSE Class 12 Informatics Practices Question 69 of 108

Computer Networks — Question 10

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Question 10(a)

Differentiate between MAN and WAN.

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MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)WAN (Wide Area Network)
MAN can cover a city with up to a 100 km radius.WAN can cover an entire country, continent or the globe.
Networking cost of MAN is expensive.Networking cost of WAN is more expensive than MAN.
Transmission speed of MAN is moderate.Transmission speed of WAN is low.
Error rate of MAN is moderate.Error rate of WAN is the highest.
Technologies or media used are optical fibre, radio waves and microwave.Technologies or media used are microwave and satellite.