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Which of the following standards is used in wireless local area networks (WLANs)?
Suggested Answer: A
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20 comments · newest first
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Leonida
1 month ago
A) is the best answer. It’s widely used in Wi-Fi.
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Cornell
1 month ago
Yeah, B), C), and D) are outdated for wireless.
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Shawnna
2 months ago
I feel confident about A) too. The others are for wired networks.
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Alease
2 months ago
I was unsure but A) makes sense. WLANs need that standard.
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Pansy
2 months ago
Agreed! A) is definitely the right choice.
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Gracia
2 months ago
I think it's A) IEEE 802.11b. It's the most common for WLANs.
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Stephen
2 months ago
Yup, 802.11b all the way!
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Hoa
2 months ago
Wait, are you sure it's not 802.5? That sounds familiar.
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Gene
3 months ago
802.11b is the one! Classic standard.
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Norah
3 months ago
I thought it was 802.3? That's for Ethernet, right?
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Bok
3 months ago
Definitely IEEE 802.11b for WLANs!
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Tamra
3 months ago
Yup, 802.11b all the way!
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Yong
3 months ago
Wait, are you sure it's not 802.5? That sounds familiar.
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Levi
4 months ago
802.11b is the one! Classic standard.
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Andra
5 months ago
I thought it was 802.3? That's for Ethernet, right?
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Sanjuana
5 months ago
Definitely IEEE 802.11b for WLANs!
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Effie
6 months ago
I’m not sure about the others, but I think 802.5 is related to token ring networks, which makes me doubt it’s the answer.
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Clorinda
6 months ago
I feel like I’ve seen practice questions where 802.11 was mentioned a lot, so I’m leaning towards A.
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Harrison
6 months ago
I remember studying the IEEE standards, and I think 802.3 is for wired networks, right?
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Julio
6 months ago
I think it's definitely IEEE 802.11b for WLANs, but I’m not 100% sure if there are newer standards I should consider.