Network Types Flashcards
1
Q
What is a LAN?
A
Local Area Network
Connects a building
2
Q
WLAN
A
Wireless Local Area Network
3
Q
MAN
A
Metropolitan Area Network
Connects small towns/cities
4
Q
WAN
A
Wide Area Network
Connects country or group of countries
5
Q
CAN
A
Campus Area Network
Spans several buildings; larger than a LAN
6
Q
SAN
A
Storage Area Network
Dedicated, high-speed network that provides access to block-level storage.
7
Q
PAN
A
Personal Area Network
Spans a person and their personal devices (very close vicinity)
8
Q
HAN
A
Home Area Network
Spans the vicinity of a small home.
9
Q
Peer-to-Peer (P2P)
A
No dedicated client or server designations; aka “workgroup”
10
Q
Client-server network
A
Server role stores data and information, client requests access to information
