A large commercial organisation uses a LAN network to manage its business. The servers support over 30 stations distributed over three floors in the building (with a maximum of 12 computers per floor) each group of computers on each floor is connected to a switch
(A) Explain what is meant by the term LAN
(B) give at least two business advantages for the company to use a LAN network
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a). LAN- large commercial organisation. A local area network (LAN) consists of a series of computers linked together to form a network in a circumscribed location. The computers in a LAN connect to each other via TCP/IP ethernet or Wi-Fi. A LAN is normally exclusive to an organization, such as a school, office, association or church.
b). Advantages of LANs:
- Costly resources such as printers can be shared by all of the computers. ...
- Central backing store can be provided in one place (the dedicated file server) so all work is saved together. ...
- Software can be shared, and upgrading is easier too.
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