Every computer and printer in a small office connects to one switch in that same office. Which network type is that?
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Short Explanation
Everyone is in one office, on one switch, under one roof. You call that a local area network. A carrier span, a city network, and a dedicated disk network are larger or more specialized than this room.
Full Explanation
A local area network connects devices in a limited place such as one office. Computers and printers on one switch in that office are a LAN. A wide area network crosses long distances through a carrier. One switch in one room is not a WAN just because it is a switch. A metropolitan area network spans a city. Being in a city does not make a single office switch a metropolitan network. A storage area network is a dedicated path for storage traffic. Ordinary computers and printers sharing a switch are not a SAN. Exam caveat: the office can also have a WAN link out to the internet. That link is a different network type from the switch the local devices share. Operational check: confirm the devices share the office switch and can reach each other without a carrier circuit between them. Confirm the devices reach each other without a carrier circuit between them. Trace the cables to the one office switch. Sketch the office switch and the devices on it for the network folder.