COMPUTER FUNDAMENTALS

Detailed explanation-1: -In general, LAN will be used as one type of transmission medium. It is a network which consists of less than 5000 interconnected devices across several buildings.

Detailed explanation-2: -Understanding How Networking Works The smallest networks are Local Area Networks (LANs) in which 2 to 500 or more computers are connected within a small geographic area, often a single building or classroom. Larger networks called Wide Area Networks (WANs) connect the LANs together.

Detailed explanation-3: -A wide-area network (WAN) is the technology that connects your offices, data centers, cloud applications, and cloud storage together. It is called a wide-area network because it spans beyond a single building or large campus to include multiple locations spread across a specific geographic area, or even the world.

Detailed explanation-4: -A WAN network will have a larger coverage area that can range up to 100, 000 KM and in some cases, stretches globally or over international borders. A LAN network is limited to between 100-1000 meters coverage. A MAN network is will usually stretch up to an area of 100 KM.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.