What are the different classifications of client/server networks?
Local area networks (LANs) are small groups of computers (as few as two) and peripherals linked together over a small geographic area. A group of computers on the floor of the office where you work is most likely a LAN. Wide area networks (WANs) are comprised of large numbers of users or of separate LANs that are miles apart and linked together. Corporations often use WANs to connect two or more branches (such as an office in California and one in Ohio). Sometimes government organizations or civic groups establish WANs to link users in a specific geographic area (such as within a city or county). These special WANs are known as metropolitan area networks (MANs). 4. What components are needed to construct a client/server network? Client/server networks have many of the same components of peer-to-peer networks as well as some components specific to client/server networks, including servers, a network topology, transmission media, network operating system (NOS) software, network adapters,
