What is network and its types

What is network ?

A network is a collection of multiple computers or
Other hardware devices that are connected together, either physically or logically using hardware and software.

What is networking?

Networking is the process of sharing of data between different devices,and it also involves
Designing, implementing, upgrading ,managing and working with network technologies.

 Types of network

1.       (Lan) Local area network
2.      (man) metropolitan area network
3.      (Wan) wide area network
4.      (Can ) campus area network
5.      (Gan) global area network
6.      (Pan) personal area network

Local Area Network

    A computer network that links devices within a building or group of adjacent buildings, especially one with a radius of less than 1 km.

Metropolitan Area Network

A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a network that interconnects users with computer resources in a geographic area or region larger than that covered by even a large local area network (LAN) but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network (WAN).


Wide Area Network

A WAN (Wide Area Network) is a communications network that spans a large geographic area such as across cities, states, or countries. WANs often link multiple smaller networks together including local area networks (LANs) or metro area networks (MANs).

 Campus Area Network

It covers the area of a college or any other campus,where exists lans more than one.

Global Area Network

Global area network is seems to be same like wan in working
Which connects worldwide networks.

Personal Area Network

It refers to the personal area network
For example we create connection between two devices through bluetooth ,infrared ,nfc(near field communication),xender sharingetc
It connects devices related to a person only.

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