Network Types: PAN LAN MAN WAN

geographical

Grouping something on the basis of territory or geography

HAN (Home Area Network)

Network built of devices inside of a Home

CAN (Campus Area Network)

Network that consist of a college campus

SAN (storage area network)

Network that is made for storing large amounts of data

WAN (Wide Area Network)

________ is a connection of two or more networks over a great distance.

network

a group of two or more computer systems linked together

LAN (Local Area Network)

a network in a small geographic area, like an office building

MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

a network that covers an area as small as a few city blocks to as large as a entire metro city.

WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network)

a network that covers an area that is roughly the same size as a standard LAN using radio signals instead

BAN (Body Area Network)

network of wearable devices on the body

PAN (Personal Area Network)

very small network used for communicating between personal devices