LAN,+WLAN,+WAN

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LAN: local area connection WLAN: wireless local area connection WAN: wide area network

LAN:
 * is a computer network covering a small physical area, like a home, office, or small group of buildings, such as a school, or an airport.

WLAN: .
 * Wireless LANs have become popular in the home due to ease of installation, and the increasing popularity of laptop computers.[[image:http://www.x-micro.com/tumb/wlan.jpg width="311" height="244" align="right"]]
 * Large wireless network projects are being put up in many major cities: New York City, for instance, has begun a pilot program to cover all five boroughs of the city with wireless Internet access

WAN:
 * WANs are used to connect LANs and other types of networks together, so that users and computers in one location can communicate with users and computers in other locations. Many WANs are built for one particular organization and are private.


 * Others, built by Internet service providers, provide connections from an organization's LAN to the Internet. WANs can also be built using less costly circuit switching or packet switching methods.