Connectivity methods

Question 1

LAN (Local Area Network)

Answer 1

• these are located on 1 site and owned by 1 organisation

- services provided for the use of its users who need to be within the LAN to access them

Question 2

WAN (Wide Area Network)

Answer 2

• if each of the LAN’s are joined together then a WAN is formed
• the organisation will normally own the internal network hardware, but they will normally be using a public network to connect each of the separate branches

Question 3

MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)

Answer 3

• these must be connected together within the metropolitan city area
• may cover a row of buildings or a city
• can be operated as a public service or by a number of companies grouping together to build their own

Question 4

Satellite

Answer 4

ability to transmit and receive data from a relatively small satellite dish on Earth and communicate with an orbiting geostationary satellite 22,300 miles above Earth’s equator.