Which Statement Is True About Becoming a Student in Midlife

question 19

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about becoming a student in midlife?

• A) Most adult learners are middle-aged men.
• B) Life transitions often trigger a return to college in midlife.
• C) The sharpest rise in adult college enrollment is among 25- to 30-year-olds.
• D) In U.S. colleges, students over age 25 make up about 15 percent of total enrollment.

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Definitions:

LAN

A Local Area Network is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, or office building.

MAN

A Metropolitan Area Network; a network that spans a physical area larger than a LAN but smaller than a WAN, used to connect users in a geographic region.

WAN

Wide Area Network, a telecommunications network that extends over a large geographic area for the primary purpose of computer networking.

MAN

Metropolitan Area Network; a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).