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A company secretary of a Pune-based firm explains that the office's computers, printers and servers on one floor are connected within a single building to share files and printers. Which type of network is this?
This is a Local Area Network (LAN), because it connects computers, printers and servers within a limited area such as one building or floor. WANs cover wider regions, MANs a city, and PANs only an individual's nearby personal devices.
- AWide Area Network (WAN)
- BLocal Area Network (LAN)Correct
- CMetropolitan Area Network (MAN)
- DPersonal Area Network (PAN)
Explanation
A LAN covers a limited geographic area such as a single office, floor or building. A WAN spans cities or countries, a MAN covers a city, and a PAN is limited to a person's immediate devices. Hence the floor-level office network is a LAN.
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