This week something that was very clear to me was the different types of Networks and how they are all different. In our lectures we discussed 4 types of computer networks that I will go into detail about. Those networks are PAN (Personal Are Network),LAN (Local Area Network), MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network).
Personal Area Network, or PAN, is a computer network used for communication among computer and different information technology devices close to one person. Some examples of Personal Area Networks are personal computers, telephones, printers and fax machines.
Local Area Network, or LAN, is a network that connects computers in a limited area such as home, office building, school or a close group of buildings. They are used for smaller geographic ranges than WAN.
Metropolitan Area Network, or MAN, is a large computer network that span an entire city or metropolitan area.
Wide Area Network, or WAN, is a computer network that covers a large very large geographic area such as a city or even a country. They use a communications channel that combines many types of media such as telephone lines or cables.
For more information visit: http://compnetworking.about.com/od/basicnetworkingconcepts/a/network_types.htm
Until Next Time,
Zack
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