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12 Different Types of Computer Network Jitendra Ajmera The Crazy Programmer

This is a capability of a computer that it can be attached to another computer and both can work as one single unit. This connectivity is called networking. So, in simple words computer network is a group of at least two and more computers attached in a well-defined manner. This network shares a common communication path for sharing resources like data files. Types of computer networks are basically depending on the number of computers or devices (like servers), the location of devices along with their respective distance in between. We can term this all as the size of the network. A computer network is mainly of 12 types as given below. WAN (Wide Area Network) MAN (Metropolitan Area Network) We all are aware of these three but as the result of development in technology now we have more types as given below: PAN (Personal Area Network) Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) Campus Area Network (CAN) Storage Area Network (SAN) System-Area Network (SAN) Passive Optical Local Ar