What is a characteristic of a WAN?

Question:
What is a characteristic of a WAN?

• It connects multiple networks that are geographically separated.
• It spans across a campus or city to enable sharing of regional resources.
• It is typically owned and managed by a single home or business.
• It requires a wireless access point to connect users to the network.

Explanation: A WAN (wide-area network) is used to connect networks that are geographically separated and is typically owned by a service provider. The service provider contracts out WAN services to individuals and organizations.

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Case 2:
What is a characteristic of a WAN?

• WAN service providers include carriers such as a telephone network or satellite service.
• A WAN is typically owned by an enterprise which wants to interconnect its LANs.
• A WAN operates inside the geographic scope of a LAN.
• WANs always use physical cables to connect LANs.

Explanation: A WAN operates beyond the geographic scope of a LAN and it is owned by a service provider. WANs are used to interconnect the enterprise LAN to remote LANs in branch sites and telecommuter sites. WAN service providers include carriers such as a telephone network, cable company, or satellite service. It is not feasible to connect LANs across a country, or around the world, with physical cables.

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