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Communication Technologies - Coggle Diagram

- - - - • The categories according to area coverage are:
        • PAN
        • LAN
        •MAN
        •WAN
        
        PAN: Personal Area Network
        
        Connects computers and computing devices in an individual’s workspace
        using wired and wireless technology
        
        Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, infrared or cables
        
        BAN: Body Area Network
        
        A type of PAN that wirelessly connects sensors
        that are placed on human bodies.
        
        Example of BAN usage is to monitor health data
        
        LAN: Local Area Network
        
        A network that connects
        computers and devices in a limited geographical area
        
        E.g. Home, school, office building,
        closely positioned group of buildings
        
        • Wireless LAN
        
        Does not use physical cables.
        
        Can communicate with a wired LAN
        
        MAN: Metropolitan Area Network
        
        A high-speed network that connects LANs in
        a metropolitan area (e.g. town, city)
        
        WAN: Wide Area Network
        
        A network that covers a large geographical area
        using a variety of wired and wireless.
        transmission media (e.g. city, state, region,
        country, the world)