You have just been hired by a large company, and the IT manager is giving you an overview of the corporate network. He tells you that the corporation is spread out over several cities, and various…

The correct answer is B. Wide area network (WAN). A Wide Area Network (WAN) spans large geographic areas - multiple cities, states, or countries - and uses routers to interconnect smaller networks across that distance, which perfectly matches the scenario described. A LAN (A) is limited to a single building or campus, not…

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You have just been hired by a large company, and the IT manager is giving you an overview of the corporate network. He tells you that the corporation is spread out over several cities, and various departments are divided into sub networks that are connected using routers. What type of network are you being shown?

Options

ALocal area network (LAN)
BWide area network (WAN)
CVirtual private network (VPN)
DInternet Exchange Point (IPX)

How the community answered

(45 responses)

A
4% (2)
B
89% (40)
C
4% (2)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

A Wide Area Network (WAN) spans large geographic areas - multiple cities, states, or countries - and uses routers to interconnect smaller networks across that distance, which perfectly matches the scenario described. A LAN (A) is limited to a single building or campus, not multiple cities. A VPN (C) is a security/privacy technology that creates encrypted tunnels over an existing network, not a network type defined by geographic scale. An IXP (D) is a physical infrastructure point where different ISPs exchange traffic - unrelated to a corporate internal network. Memory tip: Think "W = Wide = World-spread" - if the network crosses city or country boundaries and connects distant sites via routers, it's a WAN.

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#WAN (Wide Area Network)#Network Types#Geographically Distributed Networks#Router Connectivity

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