Area network is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, school, laboratory, university campus, or office building.
The advantages of local area network are:
• you can share resources •you can share your software applications • you can have easy and cheap communication • you have centralized data • you have data security •you have Internet sharing
The disadvantages is a local area network are:
• high set up cost • local area network administrators can see and check personal data files of each and every user • Data security threats • maintenance jobs • covers limited areas
