Explain the difference between local area and wide area networks

What will be an ideal response?


A local area network (LAN) connects computers that are located within a small area.  Wide area network (WAN) connects computers that are widely separated geographically, typically by cities, countries, or continents.

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Daniel has been performing landscaping on a hot, humid summer day when he suddenly becomes dizzy and feels like he might faint. This disruption of fluid balance is most likely caused by:

A) hyperthermia. B) dehydration. C) hypotension. D) tachycardia.

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Since the heart muscle depends on sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium to properly function, an excess or deficit of any of these substances can lead to errors of automaticity and myocardial ____________________.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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An apparatus serving as a traffic barrier should park ____ to help increase the work area and make the apparatus appear larger to approaching traffic.

A. with a slight diagonal angle B. parallel to the road C. at a right angle to traffic D. on the shoulder

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When spread over the inhabitants of the United States, fallout from nuclear weapons tests and other environmental sources along with other manmade radiations contributes

a. only a small portion of 0.1 mSv to the equivalent dose of each person. b. a dose of approximately 1.5 mSv to the equivalent dose of each person. c. a dose of approximately 3.2 mSv to the equivalent dose of each person. d. a dose of approximately 6.3 mSv to the equivalent dose of each person.

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