What do you mean by LAN and WAN?

WAN, as an acronym comes from Wide Area Network and it is exactly what it says, a network that spans over a large physical distance. The World’s largest WAN is, as you may have already figured it out, the Internet. A collection of dispersed LANs over large distances spread to different locations form a WAN. read more

The term WAN could be confused with WLAN, or wireless local area network. A WLAN is a type of LAN that uses wireless technology (nearly always Wi-Fi) to connect some or all computers and devices to the router, and in turn to one another and the Internet. read more

LAN, which stands for local area network, and WAN, which stands for wide area network, are two types of networks that allow for interconnectivity between computers. As the naming conventions suggest, LANs are for smaller, more localized networking — in a home, business, school, etc. — while WANs cover larger areas, such as cities, and even allow computers in different nations to connect. read more