Local Area Network

LAN is a Local Area Network A LAN is the short abbreviation for Local Area Network. In a LAN you usually have many computers connected together using ehternet, Wifi, etc. The computers in Lan have the ability to share resources such as printers, scanners, hard drive space, and an internet connection. The inter net is also a network but a much larger scale LAN usually refers to a small network like the computers in one house, company, school, etc. Answer A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of buildings, such as a school, or an airport. The defining characteristics of LANs, in contrast to wide-area networks (WANs), include their usually higher data-transfer rates, smaller geographic place, and lack of a need for leased telecommunication lines. Ethernet over unshielded twisted pair cabling, and Wi-Fi are the two most common technologies currently, but ARCNET, Token Ring and many others have been used in the past. The ITU-T G.hn standard provides a way to create a high-speed (up to 1 Gigabit/s) Local area network using existing home wiring (power lines, phone lines and coaxial cables). Answer: A local area network (LAN) consists of two or more computers connected together in a building or home using software and hardware. A LAN is contrasted to a wide area network (WAN) such as the Internet, which covers a large geographic area. In a LAN, there is a main computer or server, and remote computers called clients. By creating a LAN in the home or office, computers on the LAN can share files, resources, and if desired, an Internet connection.

A Local Area Network (LAN) is a network that is confined to a relatively small area. It is generally limited to a geographic area such as a writing lab, school, or building.

Computers connected to a network are broadly categorized as servers or workstations. Servers are generally not used by humans directly, but rather run continuously to provide "services" to the other computers (and their human users) on the network. Services provided can include printing and faxing, software hosting, file storage and sharing, messaging, data storage and retrieval, complete access control (security) for the network's resources, and many others.

Workstations are called such because they typically do have a human user which interacts with the network through them. Workstations were traditionally considered a desktop, consisting of a computer, keyboard, display, and mouse, or a laptop, with with integrated keyboard, display, and touchpad. With the advent of the tablet computer, and the touch screen devices such as iPad and iPhone, our definition of workstation is quickly evolving to include those devices, because of their ability to interact with the network and utilize network services.

Servers tend to be more powerful than workstations, although configurations are guided by needs. For example, a group of servers might be located in a secure area, away from humans, and only accessed through the network. In such cases, it would be common for the servers to operate without a dedicated display or keyboard. However, the size and speed of the server's processor(s), hard drive, and main memory might add dramatically to the cost of the system. On the other hand, a workstation might not need as much storage or working memory, but might require an expensive display to accommodate the needs of its user. Every computer on a network should be appropriately configured for its use.

On a single LAN, computers and servers may be connected by cables or wirelessly. Wireless access to a wired network is made possible by wireless access points (WAPs). These WAP devices provide a bridge between computers and networks. A typical WAP might have the theoretical capacity to connect hundreds or even thousands of wireless users to a network, although practical capacity might be far less.

Nearly always servers will be connected by cables to the network, because the cable connections remain the fastest. Workstations which are stationary (desktops) are also usually connected by a cable to the network, although the cost of wireless adapters has dropped to the point that, when installing workstations in an existing facility with inadequate wiring, it can be easier and less expensive to use wireless for a desktop.

Local area network. Simpy put a LAN covers a small area such as one site or in one building, eg a school or a college.

where a WAN, as an example is the "Internet" or a simple example; all of one banks cash machines across the country.

A LAN can be part of a WAN i.e. a school network is connected to the internet (WAN).

A computer network limited to a relatively small local area (e.g. a single residence or office) as opposed to a large wide area (e.g. internet). A LAN may or may not be connected to an external WAN, or may or may not be connected to other LANs without being connected to a WAN.

Circuit switching is the technique used in voice communications. Circuit switching sets up a - physical or copper path between the two parties involved. This path remains until the call is completed, and for the duration of the call, it is dedicated solely to the call. Establishing a circuit can involve a long set-up time while the common carrier searches for a free copper path. No data can be transmitted until the circuit is established. Once established, information entered at the calling point is immediately conveyed to the called point. Packet switching evolved from message switching, but it is much faster, and therefore, better suited to interactive data transfer. Like message switching, packet switching requires no copper path. Instead of sending an entire message to the switching nodes, however, the source node divides the message into packets of a fixed length, and transmits these packets. Each packet has a header that includes the address of the destination node, as well as a sequence number, indicating the position of the packet in the message.

In packet switching, the source node transmits packets to the first switching node in the network. This node may hold the packets for a short period of time, less than a second. Its purpose is to move each packet it receives as fast as possible by the best available route. It holds each packet until it has been successfully received by another node. - Jvy (MKJB)

A LAN is a local area network, meaning it is confined to one place.

LAN (Local Area Network) is a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office, school, or group of buildings.
it's high speed (1000 mbps)

A WAN is a wide area network that spans large areas or distances, such as the internet that goes everywhere.

WAN (Wide Area Network) is a computer network that covers a broad area (e.g., any network whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries over a long distance).
It's Less speed 150 mbps

Lan is better for connecting in local area business where as Wan is better to connect is world wide business.

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