Comparison chartImprove this chartLANWANData transmission Error:Experiences fewer data transmission errorsExperiences more data transmission errors as compared to LANData transfer rates:LANs have a...
One way to categorize the different types of computer network designs is by their scope or scale. For historical reasons, the networking industry refers to nearly every type of design as some kind of...
A LAN (local area network) is a group of computers and network devices connected together, usually within the same building. By definition, the connections must be high speed and relatively...
There really two different things.LAN is Local, think inside the building.WAN is Wide Area Network, think connections between buildings, but inside the same company.
There is no strict definition for a LAN. One can say that a LAN is up to the border of a level 2 network, which is a router but today we have wide level 2 networks which are not LAN's...So a LAN...