Labels:book | crt screen | curtain | daily | desk | dining table | hakham | person | reckoner | sky | table | window | window | windowpane OCR: LANS AND WLANS 24 7 ALAN (local area network) is a data communications network that con- nects personal computers within a very limited geographical area -usually single building LANs use variety of wired and wireless technologies. School computer labs and home networks are examples of LANs MAN (metropolitan area network) is public high-speed network capable of voice and data transmission within range about 50 miles (80 km) Examples of MANs include local Internet service providers, small cable tel- evision companies, and local telephone companies WAN (wide area network) covers large geographi- cal area and usually consists of several smaller networks, which might use different computer plat- forms and network technologies. The Internet is the world's largest WAN. Networks for nationwide ba ...
