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WAN Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of
groups of interconnected computers that are separated
by a wide distance and communicate with each other
via common carrier telecommunication techniques.
Windows
Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations
that use DOS.
Workgroup A workgroup is a group of users who are physically
located together and connected to the same LAN, or a
group of users who are scattered throughout an
organization but are logically connected by work and
are connected to the same network group.
Workstations Workstation refers to the intelligent computer on the
user’s desktop. This computer may be an Intel-based
PC, a Macintosh, or a UNIX-based workstation. The
workstation is any intelligent device a user works from.