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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.