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WANS,LANS and WPAN
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WANS,LANS and WPAN
WANS
- Stands for "wide area network". Devices are connected over a large geographical location (such as different buildings, towns or even countries!) The internet is an example of a WAN. The internet is simply computer networks connected together. When you go on a website, you are just accessing another network.
LANS
- Stands for "local area network". Devices are connected over a small geographical location (e.g. a building such as y
WPAN
- Stands for wireless personal area network. This allows us to connect devices together over a short range. An example of this is using Bluetooth to connect devices together (for example a loud speaker to a smartphone; a mouse to a laptop or a PS4 controller to your games console).
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- Mind Map on WANS,LANS and WPAN, created by Jessica Gray on 17/10/2016.
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