Hey everyone! In this article, I will talk about what a LAN and WAN is and the differences between them.

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What is a LAN?

• LAN stands for Local Area Network.
• It is a network in a local area or small geographical area.
• It is usually a group of network devices connected in the same building.
• Typically, a LAN would be a network in an office or building.
• If you leave that physical location, you can no longer connect to that network.
• It also has a higher data transfer rate than a WAN.

What is a WAN?

• WAN stands for a Wide Area Network.
• It is a network that spreads across a larger geographical area.
• It connects multiple networks that are separated.
• WAN can be a LAN that connects with another LAN using telephone lines and radio waves.
• It connects multiple sites and spans large geographical regions.
• Some examples of this include the Internet and different buildings on a college campus.