Networks and WWW

What is a network?
Group of computers & other computing hardware devices that are linked together.

Types of networks (main ones)
LAN (Local Area Network)
MAN (Metropolitan Area Network)
WAN (Wide Are Network)

LAN
Computer network that spans a relatively small area
One LAN can be connected to other over distance via telephone lines & radio waves

MAN
Computer network that spans an entire city / campus
Formed when multiple LANS are connected

WAN
Computer network that exists over a large scale geographical area
Works like LAN just larger scale

WWW
Networks of online content
Refers to all interlinked HTML pages that can be accessed over the internet