FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS

COMMUNICATION WIRELESS COMPUTING DEVICES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following best describes a local area network?
A
Devices connected together over a small geographical location such as a building. These are connected using wired (Ethernet) or wireless (WiFi) technologies.
B
Local area networks connected together in different geographical locations. These are connected using telephone lines, satellite or radio links.
C
Devices connected together in different geographical locations. These are connected using telephone lines, satellite or radio links.
D
Local area networks connected together over a small geographical location such as a building. These are connected using wired (Ethernet) or wireless (WiFi) technologies.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and peripheral devices that share a common communications line or wireless link to a server within a distinct geographic area. A local area network may serve as few as two or three users in a home office or thousands of users in a corporation’s central office.

Detailed explanation-2: -LAN A local area network (LAN) is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home, school computer labora-tory, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings.

Detailed explanation-3: -A Local Area Network (LAN) is a network that is confined to a relatively small area. It is generally limited to a geographic area such as a writing lab, school, or building. Computers connected to a network are broadly categorized as servers or workstations.

Detailed explanation-4: -LAN(Local Area Network) is generally used to connect devices of a limited area such as a building, home, office, etc. MAN(Metropolitan Area Network) is used to connect the devices among the city, a town or any other small area. WAN(Wide Area Network) is a type of network that covers a large geographical area.

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