Compare LANs, WANs and MANs.

Question

What will be an ideal response?

Answer 1

Local Area Network (LAN) - connects network devices over a relatively short distance. A networked
office building, school or home usually contains a single LAN, though sometimes one building will
contain a few small LANs and occasionally a LAN will span a group of nearby buildings. Wide Area
Network (WAN) - is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network. A WAN like the Internet
spans most of the world. A wide area network is a geographically dispersed telecommunications network.
A wide area network may be privately owned or rented, but the term usually implies the inclusion of
public (shared user) networks. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) - interconnects users with computer
resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network, but
smaller than the area covered by a wide area network.