https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5 Made with a curious mind en-us 2017-10-03 13:32:56 UTC 2025-11-28 15:55:37 UTC hello@padlet.com 16_williams_j https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5/wish/193413972 Short for Wide Area Network, WAN is a collection of computers and network resources connected via a network over a geographic area. Wide-Area Networks are commonly connected either through the Internet or phone companies and other service providers.]]> 2017-10-03 13:34:28 UTC https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5/wish/193413972 16_williams_j https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5/wish/193415690 a local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such asa residence, school, laboratory, or office building.]]> 2017-10-03 13:37:16 UTC https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5/wish/193415690 16_williams_j https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5/wish/193417634 A metropolitan area network is a network that connects users with computer resources in an area or region larger than something covered by even a large local area network but smaller than the area covered by a wide area network .]]> 2017-10-03 13:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/16_williams_j/m33u17k6y3v5/wish/193417634