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Local Area Network Metropolitian Area Network Wide Area Network

The document discusses different types of computer networks: 1) Local area networks (LANs) connect computers within a limited geographic area like a building. 2) Metropolitan area networks (MANs) interconnect LANs within a larger region like a city. 3) Wide area networks (WANs) extend over the largest geographic distances, often using leased telecommunication circuits to connect locations worldwide.

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Local Area Network Metropolitian Area Network Wide Area Network

The document discusses different types of computer networks: 1) Local area networks (LANs) connect computers within a limited geographic area like a building. 2) Metropolitan area networks (MANs) interconnect LANs within a larger region like a city. 3) Wide area networks (WANs) extend over the largest geographic distances, often using leased telecommunication circuits to connect locations worldwide.

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COMPUTER NETWORKS

COMPUTER NETWORKS: A computer network or data network is a digital telecommunications network which allows nodes to share resources
There are three types of networks
1.Local Area Network(LAN)
2. Metropolitan Area Network(MAN)
3. Wide Area Network(WAN)

LOCAL AREA NETWORK METROPOLITIAN AREA NETWORK WIDE AREA NETWORK


A local area network (LAN) is a A metropolitan area network (MAN) is A wide area network (WAN) is a
computer network that interconnects a computer network that telecommunications network or
computers within a limited area such interconnects users with computer computer network that extends over
as a residence, school, laboratory, resources in a geographic area or a large geographical distance. Wide
university campus or office building region larger than that covered by area networks are often established
and has its network equipment and even a large local area network (LAN) with leased telecommunication
interconnects locally managed. By but smaller than the area covered by a circuits.Business, education and
contrast, a wide area network (WAN) wide area network (WAN). The term is government entities use wide area
not only covers a larger geographic applied to the interconnection of networks to relay data to staff,
distance, but also generally involves networks in a city into a single larger students, clients, buyers, and
leased telecommunication circuits or network (which may then also offer suppliers from various locations
Internet links. An even greater efficient connection to a wide area across the world. In essence, this
contrast is the Internet, which is a network). It is also used to mean the mode of telecommunication allows a
system of globally connected interconnection of several local area business to effectively carry out its
business and personal computers. networks by bridging them with daily function regardless of location.
backbone lines. The latter usage is The Internet may be considered a
also sometimes referred to as a WAN.
campus network.

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