Computer Science - Types Of Computer Networks

Question 1

What’s a personal area network?

Answer 1

It uses Bluetooth to connect personal devices, such as a mobile phone and wireless headphones, over a distance of just a few meters

Question 2

What’s a local area network?

Answer 2

Consists of devices connected together in a single building or site, such as a school or office, using wired or wireless connections. They are often owned or controlled by a single person of organisation

Question 3

What’s a wide area network?

Answer 3

Formed by connecting together LAN’s. They usually cover a wide geographic area and use telephone lines, fibre optic cables and even satellites, and so are often under collective or distributed ownership. The largest example of a WAN is the internet