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What Is WAN?: Advantages/benefits of LAN

LAN connects computers in a small area like a single building using high-speed connections up to 1000 MBPS. It allows users to share files, software, and network resources. WAN connects devices over long distances spanning countries or continents using slower speeds from 56kbps to 50Mbps. MAN operates at a level between LAN and WAN, connecting users within a city or metropolitan area.

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What Is WAN?: Advantages/benefits of LAN

LAN connects computers in a small area like a single building using high-speed connections up to 1000 MBPS. It allows users to share files, software, and network resources. WAN connects devices over long distances spanning countries or continents using slower speeds from 56kbps to 50Mbps. MAN operates at a level between LAN and WAN, connecting users within a city or metropolitan area.

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TYPES OF NETWORK

LAN [local Area network]


WAN [wide Area network]
MAN [Metropolitan Area network]
What is LAN?
LAN stand for Local Area Network covers a small area. Most LANs are used to connect
computers in a single building. Hundreds or thousands of computers may be connected through
LAN.LANs are used in office buildings, college or university campus etc. Local area Networks can
transfer data a very high speed. Data transmission speeds of LAN are 1 to 1000 MBPS.

Examples

 LAN is used in a computer lab to connect computers. The students can share software,
files and data in the lab.

 In Internet cafe, many computers can be connected through LAN.These computers can
share single connection of Internet.
 Local Area Network can be used in an office to common data and a network printer
and any other software or hardware.

Advantages/benefits of LAN
1-The data transmission speed in LAN is very high.
2- Data can be shared by all users using LAN.
1. 3-it is easy to manage

What Is WAN?
WAN stands for Wide area network. It is a network that provides Long distance transmission
of data, voice, image, and video information over large geographical areas that may comprise
a country, a continent. Transmission rate of WAN is typically 56kbps to 50Mbps.

What Is MAN?
A Metropolitan Area Network is a network that
Write the Difference between LAN and WAN?
1 -LAN IS Used

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