NETWORK FUNDAMENTAL

Question 1

What is a Personal Area Network(PAN)?

Answer 1

It is the smallest type of wired or wireless network that usually covers a distance of 10 ft and less

Question 2

What is a LAN?(Local Area Network)

Answer 2

LAN connect components in a limited distance up to 100 m or 300 ft

Question 3

What is the standard used by WI-FI?

Answer 3

IEEE 802.11

Question 4

What is the standard used by ETHERNET?

Answer 4

IEEE 802.3

Question 5

What is a CAN?

Answer 5

CAN stands for Campus Area Network . It is a building centric LAN that spreads across numerous building in a certain area(Campuses, Military bases, Business parks)

Question 6

What is a MAN?

Answer 6

MAN stands for Metropolitan Area Network . It connects location that scattered across the entire city

Question 7

What is a WAN?

Answer 7

WAN stands for Wide Area Network . It connects geographically disparate internal network(Lease lines, VPN, THE INTERNET). WAN does not have to be always public like the internet