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The document outlines four types of networks: Personal Area Network (PAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN). PAN connects personal devices over short distances, LAN connects devices in a specific location, MAN connects networks within a metropolitan area, and WAN connects multiple LANs or networks, with the Internet being the largest example. Each network type varies in size and scope, serving different connectivity needs.

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Computer Networks

The document outlines four types of networks: Personal Area Network (PAN), Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), and Wide Area Network (WAN). PAN connects personal devices over short distances, LAN connects devices in a specific location, MAN connects networks within a metropolitan area, and WAN connects multiple LANs or networks, with the Internet being the largest example. Each network type varies in size and scope, serving different connectivity needs.

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Types of Networks

PAN - Personal Area Network

LAN - Local Area Network

MAN - Metropolitan Area Network

WAN - Wide Area Network


(Personal
Area
Network)
It is an interconnection of
personal technology devices
to communicate over a short
distance, which is less than 33
feet or 10 meters or within
the range of an individual
person, typically using some
form of wireless technologies.
LAN (Local
Area
Network)
A local area network (LAN) is a
collection of devices connected
together in one physical
location, such as a building,
office, or home.

A LAN can be small or large,


ranging from a home network
with one user to an enterprise
network with thousands of users
and devices in an office or
school.
(Metropolit
an Area
Network)
A Metropolitan Area
Network (MAN) is a
computer network that
connects computers within a
metropolitan area, such as a
single large city, multiple
cities/towns, or any large area
with multiple buildings.
A MAN is larger than a
local area network (LAN) but
smaller than a
wide area network (WAN).
WAN (Wide
Area
Network)
Wide-area network (WAN) is
a collection of
local-area networks (LANs) or
other networks that
communicate with one
another.
A WAN is essentially a
network of networks, with the
Internet the world's largest
WAN.

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