A Wide Area Network (WAN) is basically everything outside of:

The correct answer is A. a Local Area Network (LAN). A WAN (Wide Area Network) is defined as the network infrastructure that spans beyond a single Local Area Network (LAN). In practical terms, a WAN connects multiple LANs across geographically dispersed locations such as cities, countries, or continents. The Internet is itself a…

Submitted by jian89· Apr 18, 2026Network and Communications Security

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Aa Local Area Network (LAN).
Ba Campus Area Network (CAN).
Ca Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).
Dthe Internet.

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A WAN (Wide Area Network) is defined as the network infrastructure that spans beyond a single Local Area Network (LAN). In practical terms, a WAN connects multiple LANs across geographically dispersed locations such as cities, countries, or continents. The Internet is itself a global WAN. A CAN (Campus Area Network) and MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) are intermediate-scale networks, but the fundamental boundary that defines where a WAN begins is the edge of a LAN.

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