A Wide Area Network is a connection between two or more network LAN segments that are a distance apart, usually too far apart to be connected as just 1 LAN. They may connect networks in different cities, countries, etc., over a wide distance.
Where are they found? All over the world, wherever the connections on a wide distance are required.
In companies which have more than one office where the offices are more than 1/2 mile apart.
The answer would have to be WAN (Wide Area Network)
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)
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.