NETWORK TYPES:-

Network type depends on how large they are and how much of an area they cover geographically.

PAN:- PAN stands for Personal Area Network

  • The network that is used on a personal level.
  • Pan uses wireless technologies such as Bluetooth.
  • Pan's are used to transfer small files such as music, photos, calendar appointment etc..
LAN:- LAN stands for Local Area Network
  • A group of devices such as computer, servers, switches & printers that are located in the same building and that are connected with ethernet cables.
  • examples:- Networking in home, office.
WLAN:- WLAN stands for Wireless Local Area Network
  • Uses wireless communication instead of wired communication 
  • Wireless LAN has wifi.
CAN:- CAN stands for Campus Area Network
  • A network that joins 2 or more lans together within a limited area 
  • example:- universities
MAN:- MAN stands for Metropolitan Area Networks
  • Larger than a can.
  • Spans over several buildings in a city or town.
  • It is having high-speed data to send or receive data.
SAN:- SAN stands for Storage Area Network
  • A special high-speed network that stores and provides access to a large amount of data.
  • San's are not affected by network traffic such as bottlenecks.
WAN:- WAN stands for Wide Area Network
  • The largest type of network.
  • A wan includes MAN,CAN and LAN.
  • Spans over a large geographical area 
  • example:- The internet is an example of a wan