Internet Terminologies

Internet: This can be defined as a network of computer networks (LAN, MAN, WAN)

Personal Area Network (PAN): It refers to the interconnection of information technology devices or gadgets within the environment of an individual user typically within 10 meters.

Local Area Network (LAN): A local area network (LAN) is where a collection of devices are connected together in one physical location, such as a building, campus, office, or home.

Metropolitan Area Network (MAN): A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network, usually spanning a city or large campus.

Wide Area Network (WAN): A wide area network (WAN) is a network that covers a large-scale geographical area, as compared to other network types

Intranet: An intranet is a private network contained within an organization, that is used to store and securely share company information and computing resources among employees.

WWW: This is a collection of pages of information on different topics, linked together to form global web information on the Internet.

Home Page: A page that appears on the screen when you start internet explorer or any browser.

Website: This is a place on the internet, where several web pages that link to each other are obtained.

Internet Protocol: A set of rules that determines the exchange of information between computers on the internet.