COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
COMPUTER NETWORKING
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Question
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LAN
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WAN
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -Common examples of a WAN connection Another example of an organization that uses a WAN is a bank, which includes its branch offices and ATMs. The branches may be in different states or even different countries, but they are all linked by various secure connections.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Internet itself is a type of WAN, because it covers the entire globe. Although a network connecting LANs in the same city, like a group of offices belonging to the same company, are usually called metropolitan area networks.