A Wide Area Network, (a.k.a. a WAN) is advantageous because it allows computers over vast distances to connect and share data and information. The most popular example of a WAN would be the internet.
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Wide area network
LAN stands for Local Area Network & WAN stands for Wide Area Network.
Wide area networks can consist of many local area networks, but it is possible for a wide area network to be a single network.
wide area network
The biggest wide area network is called the Internet.
Local area network, Metor area network, Wide area network
LAN<local area network> , WAN<wide area network> , MAN <metropolitan area network>, Backbone network.
WAN (Wide area network)
Wide Area Network
No, the Internet is considered a Wide Area Network (WAN)
The advantages of a WAN or wide area network connection are its ability to communicate with distant computers and the sheer size it supports. Unlike LAN's or local area networks, a WAN can connect to virtually any computer in the world.
A good example for a WAN -- wide area network -- is a business or school network, when the GAN, or global area network, is the Internet itself.