Network hardware

Network hardware

1. LAN - Local area network

2. WAN - Wide are network

3. Computers in a LAN are usually quite close together, generally within a building

4. A WAN is spread over a much larger area and connects computers usually in different buildings, or even different countries

5. A computer network is lots of computers connected by either wires or a wireless connection with Wi-Fi, satellites, a server, hardware or software

6. A WAP is a Wireless access point