Network Types

Question 1

LANs

Answer 1

Local Area Networks is a data network that is restricted to a single geographic location and typically encompasses a relatively small area such as an office building or school.

Question 2

WAN

Answer 2

Wide Area Network is a network that spans more than one geographic location, often connecting separated LANs. WANs are slower than LANs and often require additional and costly hardware such as routers.

Question 3

MANs

Answer 3

metropolitan -area network is usually another name for a WAN. It is used to describe a certain geographic area such as a university or city.

Question 4

CAN

Answer 4

Campus Area Network is a network that links buildings and consist of multiple LANs within a limited geographical area.

Question 5

SANs

Answer 5

Storage Area Network are subsets of LANs and offer block-level data storage that appears within the operating systems of the connected devices as locally attached devices. Network/shared storage devices.

Question 6

WLANs

Answer 6

Wireless Local Area Network are used in environments where cableing is not ideal or wireless connectivity is preferred. Devices connect to wireless access points via radio frequencies and the access point connects over ethernet the network. Security and encryption should be emphasized in these environments.

Question 7

PANs

Answer 7

personal-area network a LAN reated to share data among devices associated with you.