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| Local Area Network: A self-contained network that spans a small area such as a single building, floor or room. The network is usually in the SAME GEOGRAPHICAL AREA |
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| Wide Area Network: A network that spans multiple GEOGRAPHICAL locations including metropolitan areas and nations |
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| Metropolitan Area Network- city coverage |
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| Personal Area Network: two or three computers |
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| Campus Area Network- think of a multi-building university |
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| Wireless Personal Area Network: a blue tooth device(w/ no WAP) |
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| This single largest WAN(coordinated through the Internet Society or ISOC) |
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| A private network using Internet protocols and services to share a company's information with its employees via a web browser |
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| A network that includes both LAN and WAN elements |
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