Question

What is local area network ?
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Answer 1

Answer:

A local area network is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus or office building. By contrast, a wide area network not only covers a larger geographic distance, but also generally involves leased telecommunication circuits.

Answer 2

ᴅᴇғɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ:-

☞ ᴀ ʟᴏᴄᴀʟ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ (ʟᴀɴ) ɪs ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴏғ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀs ᴏʀ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇs ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ, ʟɪᴍɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴀʀᴇᴀ, ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴠɪᴀ ᴇᴛʜᴇʀɴᴇᴛ ᴏʀ ᴡɪ-ғɪ.

ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴғᴏʀᴍᴀᴛɪᴏɴ:-

☞ ᴀ ʟᴀɴ ɪs ᴀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜᴛᴇʀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴏɴsɪsᴛs ᴏғ ᴀᴄᴄᴇss ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs, ᴄᴀʙʟᴇs, ʀᴏᴜᴛᴇʀs, ᴀɴᴅ sᴡɪᴛᴄʜᴇs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴇɴᴀʙʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪᴄᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴɴᴇᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴇʙ sᴇʀᴠᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟ sᴇʀᴠᴇʀs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀ sɪɴɢʟᴇ ʙᴜɪʟᴅɪɴɢ, ᴄᴀᴍᴘᴜs, ᴏʀ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʟᴀɴs ᴠɪᴀ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋs ᴏʀ ᴍᴇᴛʀᴏᴘᴏʟɪᴛᴀɴ ᴀʀᴇᴀ ɴᴇᴛᴡᴏʀᴋ .

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