Local Area Network (LAN)

Local Area Network (LAN)

Its mean that we are connect to computers within limited physical area, such as office, classroom, or building.

• connect computers and other information processing devices within a limited physical area,     such as an office, a classroom, a building, manufacturing plant and other work site.
• Use variety of telecommunication media such as ordinary telephone wiring, coaxial cable or wireless radio system to interconnect microcomputer workstations and computer peripherals.
• User a powerful microcomputer with a large disk capacity as a file server or network server that contains a network operating system program
• LAN may be connected to WAN by communication processors forming a common interface called gateway.