LAN, MAN, WAN

Question 1

LAN, Local Area Network

Answer 1

connects devices within a small geographic area, such as a home, office, or school.

used for sharing resources, such as printers and files.

Question 2

MAN, Metropolitan Area Network

Answer 2

connects devices within a larger geographic area, such as a city or a campus.

Use by organizations or institutions that have multiple locations within a city or campus and need to share resources and data between them.

Question 3

WAN, Wide Area Network

Answer 3

connects devices over a large geographic area, such as a country or even the world.

used by organizations that have multiple locations in different parts of the world and need to communicate and share resources between them.

Question 4

Advantages of network

Answer 4

Speed
Cost
Flexible access
Workgroup computing

Question 5

Disadvantages of network

Answer 5

Can be expensive
Maintenance requirements
Compability issues
Security risks:cyberthreats