What is WLAN?

What is WLAN?

• A. LAN
• B. WAN
• C. MAN
• D. WLAN

Answer: (D)

Networks are described by how large an area they cover and how devices connect to them. WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network, which means a local network that uses wireless signals (like Wi‑Fi) to connect devices within a small, confined area such as a home, classroom, or office. It stays within the same general local area as a LAN, but instead of cables, devices communicate over wireless airwaves. This differs from the other options: a LAN is the local network concept (often wired), a WAN covers broad, geographically dispersed areas, and a MAN serves a city-sized region. So WLAN is the term that specifically names the wireless version of a local-area network.

Networks are described by how large an area they cover and how devices connect to them. WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network, which means a local network that uses wireless signals (like Wi‑Fi) to connect devices within a small, confined area such as a home, classroom, or office. It stays within the same general local area as a LAN, but instead of cables, devices communicate over wireless airwaves.

This differs from the other options: a LAN is the local network concept (often wired), a WAN covers broad, geographically dispersed areas, and a MAN serves a city-sized region. So WLAN is the term that specifically names the wireless version of a local-area network.