Which series of standards specifies local area network (LAN) and metropolitan area network
(MAN) technologies?
A.
IEEE 802
B.
IEEE 208
C.
RFC 1661
D.
MTU 1004
Explanation:
The IEEE 802 standards are used for LAN technology. For example, 802.1 is used in bridging,
802.2 is used as a data link protocol, 802.3 is Ethernet, 802.5 is Token Ring and FDDI, 802.11 is
wireless.
Incorrect Answers:
B: IEEE 208 is not the standards. In the IEEE the standards are not sequentially numbered, the
802 an 208 would be dates that the standards committee was either created or first met.
C: RFC (Request for Comments) are involved with standards for TCP/IP protocols and
applications.
D: There is formal standards body called MTU.