The Internet is a wide area network (WAN), while your local area network (LAN) is a local area network. The difference between the two types of networks is that one covers a large area and the other covers a small area. Most businesses use both types of networks to expand their communications capabilities and improve efficiency.

A wide area network (WAN) is a communication network that covers a broad area.

A wide area network (WAN) is a communication network that covers a broad area. It can be used to connect geographically dispersed locations, such as branch offices of a company or campuses of an educational institution.

A WAN can be wired or wireless, but it must cover the entire area it serves, and it may include connections between different types of networks at each location (for example, Ethernet). An example of a WAN is the Internet: although most people think …