The IEEE 802.4 ____ standard describes the mechanism by which multiple stations share access to a common bus.
A)token-bus
B)token-ring
C)Ethernet
D)FDDI

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The IEEE 802.4 standard is specifically for the token-bus topology, which utilizes a token passing mechanism to regulate access to the shared bus. Token-ring (802.5), Ethernet (802.3), and FDDI (802.6) are all different standards for different types of local area network (LAN) technologies.