PAN(Personal Area Network)
LAN(Local Area Network)
WAN(Wide Area Network)
Network Basics
Real-Life Examples
100

This network usually connects devices very close together (like phone + smartwatch).

What is a PAN?

100

A LAN connects devices in this type of area.

What is a building or small site?

100

A WAN connects devices over this type of area.

What is a large area (city, country, world)?

100

A network is when devices are ______ together.

What is connected?

100

Smartwatch connected to a phone.

What is a PAN?

200

Devices in a PAN are usually located in this place.

What is the same room / very close distance?

200

Example place where a LAN is commonly used.

What is a school / home / office?

200

The biggest example of a WAN.

What is the internet?

200

Networks can use these two main connection types.

What are wired and wireless?

200

School computer lab network.

What is a LAN?

300

In a PAN, this person usually owns the network hardware.

Who is the user?

300

Devices in a LAN are usually this distance apart.

What is close together?

300

Devices in a WAN are usually this distance apart.

What is very far apart?

300

This is the physical equipment like cables and routers.

What is network hardware?

300

Watching YouTube from another country.

What is a WAN?

400

PAN connections can be this type of connection (2 answers).

What are wired or wireless?

400

Who owns the network hardware in a LAN?

Who is the user or organization (school/company)?

400

Who may own the network hardware in a WAN?

Who is an ISP (internet service provider) or different companies?

400

A network can have this number of devices.
 

What is small or large (even billions)?

400

Home Wi-Fi network.

What is a LAN?

500

Give one real example of a PAN.

What is phone + earbuds / smartwatch / laptop + printer?

500

What device provides wireless connection in a LAN?

  • What is a wireless access point (WAP) / router? 
500

WAN connections can use these types of connections.

What are wired and wireless?

500

Name the 3 types of networks.

What are PAN, LAN, WAN?

500

Two people video calling from different cities.

  • What is a WAN? 
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