COMPUTER NETWORKS AND COMMUNICATIONS
TYPES OF NETWORKS
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LAN
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PAN
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WAN
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MAN
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Detailed explanation-1: -WAN has the largest area as it spans over the globe. Was this answer helpful?
Detailed explanation-2: -The world’s largest WAN is the internet because it is a collection of many international networks that connect to each other.
Detailed explanation-3: -A WAN will typically cover a larger area geographically, such as a continent, a state or a country. A LAN connects computers within a small and specific area geographically. A MAN is confined to a specific town, city or region. It covers a larger area than a LAN but a smaller area than a WAN.
Detailed explanation-4: -WAN is widely used in long-distance communication systems. It covers bigger areas i.e right from a state to a country. Therefore the geographical area it covers is from 100 to several 1000 km.
Detailed explanation-5: -WAN (Wide area network) is defined as the computer network which spans over a large geographical area like states and countries. This network is larger than LAN (Local area network).