Flask Card Task 5.1.1

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WAN	Wide Area Network. While LANs operate over small distances, WANs are used to link LANs together that are separated by anything from 10 meters to thousands of miles.
LAN	Local Area Network. LANs are used for high speed transmissions over a restricted distance. signals may need to be boosted if the LAN is too small.
PAN	Personal Area Networks. A PAN is a computer network organised around an individual person. PANs often involve mobile computers and smartphones.
VPN	Virtual Private Network. A VPN is a cheaper alternative to a WAN and use dedicated Packet-Switched links to interconnect two or more LANs . This creates a VPN, which interconnects several LANs by using the existing internet infrastructure.

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	Created by Alex Tempest over 9 years ago