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What Does LAN And WAN Mean?

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    LAN:Local Area Network

    Used to connect computers to a server or a router to get access to internet or may for file transfering between computers.

    LAN's are restricted to a range of 100metres depending upon the carrier medium.


    WAN:-Wide area Network

    Function same as LAN but used for broader coverage of area.Usually till 10 -30 Km.

    Also the data rates are much lower than LAN's.


    Do some googling before asking such Questions

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    Arun11299 

    answered 12 months ago

      Lan is local  area  network
      wan is word area network
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      Guest

      Guest 

      answered 5 months ago

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