COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
LAN WAN AND THE INTERNET
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Technically, any large network that spreads out over a wide geographic area is a WAN. The Internet itself is considered a WAN.
Detailed explanation-3: -WANs are the largest and most expansive forms of computer networks available to date.
Detailed explanation-4: -A WAN connects several LANs, and may be limited to an enterprise (a corporation or an organization) or accessible to the public. The technology is high speed and relatively expensive. The Internet is an example of a worldwide public WAN.