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is a group of
computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link to a
server.
LAN (LOCAL AREA NETWORK
is a network that exists over a
large-scale geographical area.
WAN (WIDE AREA NETWORK)
is a wireless
computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication within a limited area
such as a home, school, computer laboratory, or office building.
WLAN (WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK)
is a computer network that
interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered
by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area
network (WAN).
MAN(Metropolitan Area Network)
IT IS A COMPUTER NETWORK MADE OF AN interconnection of local area networks (LANs) within a limited geographical area.
mostly used in a university
CAN (Campus Area Network)
specifies the geometric arrangement of the network.
Topology
specifies a common set of rules and signals the computers on the network use to
communicate.
Protocol
types of architecture that does not need to use server
Peer-to-peer
types of architecture that does need to use server
client server