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Advantages Of WAN

  • Covers a large geographical area so long distance businesses can connect on the one network
  • Shares software and resources with connecting workstations
  • Messages can be sent very quickly to anyone else on the network. These messages can have pictures, sounds, or data included with them (called attachments).
  • Expensive things (such as printers or phone lines to the internet) can be shared by all the computers on the network without having to buy a different peripheral for each computer.
  • Everyone on the network can use the same data. This avoids problems where some users may have older information than others.
  • Share information/files over a larger area
  • large network cover

Disadvantages Of WAN

  • Are expensive and generally slow
  • Need a good firewall to restrict outsiders from entering and disrupting the network
  • Setting up a network can be an expensive and complicated experience. The bigger the network the more expensive it is.
  • Security is a real issue when many different people have the ability to use information from other computers. Protection against hackers and viruses adds more complexity and expense.
  • Once set up, maintaining a network is a full-time job which requires network supervisors and technicians to be employed.
  • Information may not meet local needs or interests
  • Vulnerable to hackers or other outside threats
A:Occupants in two buildings can share a wireless connection to a network such as a large corporate network that demands connectivity. But a disadvantage is that the signal is strong enough for anybody passing by to use for their own benefit without paying. You may have internet service flowing through your house on a wireless router and your neighbor may creep up close to your house and share your internet connection with you. So without security this technology is a blessing and a curse at the same time
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