LAN

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Local Area Network

• A LAN is a group of associated computers which share a common communications line and server within the same geographic area. Typically, LAN users share applications and data storage on the same server.^[1]

• A system of interconnected computers with a central storage unit (the fileserver), cabling system (the topology), and specific network software (the NOS).^[2]

• Usually a collection of PC's, connected by cable. Landscape Mode The image is represented on the page or monitor such that the width is greater than the height.^[3]

• Usually refers to a network of computers in a single building or other discrete location.^[4]

• A computer network that connects several computers located nearby, allowing them to share files and devices such as printers.

See also

• Client/server network
• LAN - local area network
• MAN - metropolitan area network
• Network
• Peer-to-peer network
• SAN - storage area network
• Stand alone computer
• WAN - wide area network

Footnotes

1. ^  Vinson & Elkins LLP Practice Support, EDD Glossary.
2. ^  Legal Electronic Document Institute, Basic Principles of Automated Litigation Support (2005).
3. ^  American Document Management, Glossary of Terms, http://www.amdoc.com/glossary.shtml.
4. ^  Kroll Ontrack, Glossary of Terms, http://www.krollontrack.com/glossaryterms.