I want a comparison between the Local area network and the Internet ?

Answer 1

Local Area Network or LAN is composed of computers within an area in a single network. These are computers connected via cables or sometimes wireless LAN. The internet is composed of the World Wide Web, a network accessible to any computer with and internet connection.

Answer 2

A LAN is a privately owned and run network.

A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that share a common communications line or wireless link and typically share the resources of a single processor or server within a small geographic area (for example, within an office building). Usually, the server has applications and data storage that are shared in common by multiple computer users. A local area network may serve as few as two or three users (for example, in a home network) or as many as thousands of users (for example, in an FDDI network).

The internet is owned by everyone and is not private at all, but is rather accessable to the globe.

Answer 3

There is not much comparison, although there are many similarities, with huge differences in scale. A LAN is a Local Area Network, such as what I have behind my DSL modem - a router that connects 4 computers together. The computers can "talk" or communicate with each other without going outside of my network. Even though they communicate wirelessly, they are still part of the same network and communicate within that network. They do so by each computer having its own "address", known as an IP (Internet Protocall) address. The internet, on the other hand, is a colletion of hundreds of thousands of networks, with information stored on individual servers, yet accessable by anyone that is allowed access. Although you are typing in a www address, the computers communicate via IP addresses. So, there is similarity in that each individual computer can communicate to other computers that are allowed access, the scale between a LAN and the entire Internet is huge, such as the scale between an intercom system in one house that can talk to other rooms without any outside connection vs. the worldwide collection of interconnected telephone systems; not all owned by the same individuals, but able to communicate.

Answer 4

Local Area Network (LAN) is the local network to connect with other computers in your home or office. Internet is different. Connecting with internet means your computer is able to send/receive data with any computer connected with the internet. U can visit websites or download anything from the internet.

Answer 5

ITs all actually just a group of computers that are hooked together, but your LAN is your computers that are hooked together in your central location typically behind a network device such as a router, hub, or switch. You could do things on your LAN and have no access to the internet whatsoever.

Answer 6

the Internet is what we r on now but Local Area Network is like what the ISPs give companies ,offices or etc . so they have there own inner communication

Answer 7

Local network you decide who is on it the internet is world wide anyone can use it.

Answer 8

local area network is limited(in a small area ) but internet is unlimited (world wide). LAN doesnt need a telephone line. but for internet you need a telephone line or connecting through SDL, ISDN.

Answer 9

Lan is either dsl or cable mostly.

The internet is reachable from a dial up isp as well.

Lan is way faster and maintains a better connection.

Answer 10

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