Which of the following categories of the network has the smallest geographic area?
Which of the following categories of the network has the smallest geographic area? Correct Answer PAN
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.