WANS LANS WPANS

WANS LANS WPANS

1. a LAN has a strong connection from within the proximity of the network.

   • a lan is a local area network so it has a short range

2. a WPAN is a wireless personal area network which means it runs off of bluetooth

   • a wpan must have at least ONE peripheral to be counted as a WPAN
     • a peripheral is a device that connects to a larger device so that larger device can be used in a different way such as a keyboard or mouse.

3. Networks

   • a network is a service that means that a group of devices can connect to each other over the internet
     • there are 3 network types those being lans wans and wpans
     • a network requires a server to be functional

4. wans

   • a wan is a wide area network so it has a larger range than other networks and can even span up to a country
     • a wan requires a stronger server in order to be fully functional and to be able to connect