Network Types 2.7

Question 1

What does PAN stand for?

Answer 1

Personal Area Networks

Question 2

What is Personal Area Network (PAN)?

Answer 2

Smallest type of wired or wireless network and covers the least amount of area, for example Bluetooth

Question 3

What does LAN stand for?

Answer 3

Local Area Network

Question 4

What is Local Area Network (LAN)?

Answer 4

Connects components within a limited distance. Like your home internet
● Up to a few hundred feet

Question 5

What does CAN stand for?

Answer 5

Campus Area Networks

Question 6

What is Campus Area Network (CAN)?

Answer 6

Connects multiple LANs into the same “spider web”/network thus increasing its range

Question 7

What is the IEEE standard for Wi-Fi and Ethernet?

Answer 7

Ethernet: IEEE 802.3
Wi-Fi: IEEE 802.11

Question 8

What does MAN stand for?

Answer 8

Metropolitan Area Network

Question 9

What does Metropolitan Area Network do

Answer 9

Connects scattered locations across a city or metro area. MAN is just a bigger CAN with lots of LANs spread across a larger area

Question 10

What does WAN stand for?

Answer 10

Wide Area Network

Question 11

What is Wide Area Network?

Answer 11

Connects geographically disparate internal networks and consists of leased lines or VPNs
● Worldwide coverage

Question 12

What does WLAN stand for?

Answer 12

Wireless Local Area Network

Question 13

What is Wireless Local Area Network?

Answer 13

A wireless distribution method for two or more devices that creates a
local area network using wireless frequencies

Question 14

What does SAN stand for?

Answer 14

Storage Area Network

Question 15

What is Storage Area Network?

Answer 15

Storage over a dedicated network. SAN lets multiple servers access the same storage simultaneously, like a shared warehouse for data.

Question 16

What does SoHo stand for?

Answer 16

Small Office, Home Office LAN

Question 17

What is Small Office, Home Office (SoHo) LAN?

Answer 17

Uses a centralized server or simply provides clients access to local
devices like printers, file storage, or the Internet