Network Types

Question 1

A building or group buildings - High-speed connectivity

Answer 1

LAN - Local Area Network

Question 2

A network in your city - Larger than a LAN, often smaller than a WAN. Common to see government ownership - They “own” the right-of-way

Answer 2

MAN - Metropolitan Area Network

Question 3

Generally, connects LANs across a distance - and generally much slower than the LAN

Answer 3

WAN - Wide Area Network

Question 4

802.11 technologies. Mobility within a building or geographic area. Expand coverage with additional access points.

Answer 4

WLAN - Wireless LAN

Question 5

Your own private network - Bluetooth, IR, NFC, Automobile, Mobile Phone, Health

Answer 5

PAN - Personal Area Network

Question 6

Limited geographic area - a group of buildings, Fiber connected, high speed ethernet, fiber in the ground

Answer 6

CAN - Campus Area Network

Question 7

The data center used to be in one place now the cloud has changed everything.

Answer 7

SD-WAN