Which of the following categories of networks has largest geographic area?

Which of the following categories of networks has largest geographic area? Correct Answer WAN

WAN is a Wide Area Network, WANs are typically used to connect comparatively large geographical area such as; a state, a country, a continent, the Internet WANs can span over a range of huge area of a 100,000-kilometre radius WANs have its ownership and management is distributed, it cannot be handled at the individual level

A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus etc.

LANs can span over a limited range i.e. of 1 km in radius MAN is Metropolitan Area Network and is used to connect two or more LANs in a common geographic area: say a city or a group of buildings MANs can span in the range of 5 to 50 kilometres in diameter.

A personal area network, or PAN, is a computer network that enables communication between computer devices near a person. The range of a PAN typically is a few meters. Examples of wireless PAN, devices include cell phone headsets, wireless keyboards, wireless mice, printers, bar code scanners and game consoles.

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