What is a network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as home, school office building or closely positioned groups of buildings?

A _____ is one which connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as home, school, computer laboratory, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings. 

a) LAN 

b) WAN 

c) MAN 

d) PAN

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LAN

A network that connects computers and devices in a limited geographical area such as a home, school computer laboratory, office building, or closely positioned group of buildings

WLAN/Wireless LAN

A LAN that uses no physical wires

MAN/Metropolitan area network

A high-speed network that connects local area networks in a metropolitan area a city or town and handles the bulk of communications activity across that region

Client/server network

One or more computers act as a server; the other computers on the network request service from the server

Server

Controls access to the hardware, software, and other resources on the netwrk and provides a centralized storage area for programs, data, and information

Clients

Other computers and mobile devices on the network that rely on the server for its resources

Peer-to-peer network

A simple, inexpensive network that typically connects fewer than 10 computers

P2P

Describes an Internet network on which users access each other's hard disks and exchange files directly

Network topology

Refers to the layout of the computers and devices in a communications network

Star Network

All of the computers and devices on the network connect to a central device, thus forming a star

Bus Network

Consists of a single central cable, to which all computers and other devices connect

Ring Network

Cable forms a closed loop with all computers and devices arranged along the ring

Intranet

A network that uses internet technologies, generally make company information accessible to employees and facilitate working in groups

Network Standard

Defines guidelines that specify the way computers access the medium to which they are attached

Ethernet

A network standard that specifies no central computer or device on the network should control when data can be transmitted

Token Ring

Standard specifies that computers and devices on the network share or pass a special signal, called a token, in a unidirectional manner and in preset order

TCP/IP

A network standard, specifically a protocol, which defines how messages are routed from one end of a network to the other

WI-Fi/Wireless internet

Identifies any network based on the 802.11 standards

802.11

A series of network standards that specifies how tow wireless devices communicate over the air with each other

Bluetoothe

A standard, specifically a protocol that defines how two Bluetooth devices use short-range radio wave to transmits data

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