Different Types of Traditional Computer Networks So far, you
have seen only one simple network with just a few computers. Of
course, networks come in many Big Company, Multiple Sites: An
Enterprise WAN Imagine that you work at a company that has
multiple physical sites with locations in separate states. As a
Figure 1-6. A Larger Network: An Enterprise WAN In Figure 1-6,
you can see three remote branch offices, each with a couple of
PCs and a printer. The headquarters site has more users (hence,
more PCs), as well as several servers. Each remote site has a
LAN, much like the LAN shown earlier in this chapter. However,
now the network includes a cloud labeled WAN. The WAN is simply
a part of the network over which the computers at each site can
send and receive data from computers connected to the LANs at
other remote sites. Most people call the network shown in Figure
1-6 an because the network is owned by and created by one
company, and a company can be Just You and Me and the Whole
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