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AssignmentMultiple Choice

Networking Concepts

Question 3 • Career Explorations II

Jen’s office contains the following devices: Jen’s laptop, which is wirelessly connected to the server and turned on Her secretary’s PC, which connects to the server is turned off A virus-infected computer that has been unplugged from the network The boss’s smart phone, which wirelessly connects to the server You know that the office network is a _____.

Answer
A
a LAN
B
P2P
C
a cloud
D
a WAN

Explanation

A LAN (local area network) connects devices within a limited area, such as an office. Jen’s laptop and the boss’s smartphone connect to the office server over the network, so the office network is a LAN. A WAN spans a much larger geographic area, while P2P describes a network arrangement and cloud refers to internet-based services.

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