COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
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Wide Area Network (WAN)
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Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)
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Storage-Area Network (SAN)
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System-Area Network (also known as SAN)
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Detailed explanation-1: -A wide area network (WAN) is a computer network that covers a large geographical area comprising a region, a country, a continent or even the whole world. WAN includes the technologies to transmit data, image, audio and video information over long distances and among different LANs and MANs.
Detailed explanation-2: -WAN-Wide Area Network Example The Internet is a WAN. A network of bank cash dispensers is a WAN. A school network is usually a LAN. LANs are often connected to WANs, for example a school network could be connected to the Internet.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Internet is an example of a worldwide public WAN.
Detailed explanation-4: -WAN Device means a set of hardware components controlled by software (for example, switches, routers, gateways) that allows a number of devices to connect to each other or to be connected to other LANs via routers and communicate using various data types, formats and communications protocols.
Detailed explanation-5: -A LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance with the help of telephone lines and radio waves. Devices in a wide-area network are connected via telephone systems, leased lines, or satellites. An example of LAN is the network in an office building. An example of WAN is the Internet.