Which of the following wireless standards is capable of ONLY operating on 5.8GHz?

The correct answer is A. 802.11a. 802.11a operates exclusively in the 5 GHz frequency band (specifically around 5.8 GHz) and achieves speeds up to 54 Mbps. 802.11b operates only on 2.4 GHz (up to 11 Mbps). 802.11g also operates only on 2.4 GHz (up to 54 Mbps). 802.11n is dual-band and can operate on both 2.4…

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A802.11a
B802.11b
C802.11g
D802.11n

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D
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Explanation

802.11a operates exclusively in the 5 GHz frequency band (specifically around 5.8 GHz) and achieves speeds up to 54 Mbps. 802.11b operates only on 2.4 GHz (up to 11 Mbps). 802.11g also operates only on 2.4 GHz (up to 54 Mbps). 802.11n is dual-band and can operate on both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz. Therefore, 802.11a is the only standard listed that is exclusively 5 GHz.

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