Types of Network

Types of Network

There are the various types of Network but 3 important types are given below.

1.      LAN. (Local Area Network).

2.      MAN (Metropolitan Area Network).

3.      WAN (Wide Area Network).

LAN:-
Diagram:-

Definition:    

LAN stands for Local Area Network. The network of computers inside a building, office, or small surrounding area is called LAN.

Example:

1.      In lab.

2.      In Collage.

3.      In hospital.

Purpose of LAN:-

 There are some main Profit of LAN is:

·        To share expensive Input/output (I/O) devices like printer and etc.

·        To share Information, files and databases.

·        To share expensive Software.

·         To allows users of the network to communicate with each other.

MAN:-
Diagram:-

Definition:             
MAN stands for Metropolitan Area Network.  A network of computers in a city, organization and specific area called MAN.  

Example:

1.      In Factory.

2.      In City just like (New York, Masco, Islamabad, Delhi etc ).

3.      In Franchises.

WAN:
Diagram:-

Definition:             
WAN stands for Wide Area Network. The network of computers that connects different offices, cities and countries is called WAN.

EXAMPLE:

            Internet is the biggest example of WAN.