HARDWARE & NETWORK

Monday, October 27, 2008

Local and Wide Area Networks

A small network, limited to a single collection of machines and one or more cables and other peripheral equipment, may be called a local area network (LAN)

Wide Area Network (WAN) can grow distances measured in miles and links together two or more separate LAN's. These LAN's may be in locations just down the road from one another or at opposite ends of the planet.