LAN/WAN

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What area does LAN cover
A small geographical area on a single site
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Who owns the LAN hardware
the organisation using it
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What cables do LAN's use
VTP, fibre optic or wireless using wifi
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What area does WAN cover
A large geographical area, connects LAN's
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Who owns the WAN infastructure?
The infrastructure between the LANs is leased from telecommunication companies who own and manage it
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What spreads easily on a WAN network
Malware and Viruses
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What happens when a server fails on a WAN network
The computers connected might not work
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What happens if there is a lot of data travelling on the network at one time in a LAN network
The computers may run slower
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Who owns the LAN hardware

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the organisation using it

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What cables do LAN's use

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What area does WAN cover

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Who owns the WAN infastructure?

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