# Types of Networks Types of networks along with their full forms: Types of Networks 🔹 PAN – Personal Area Network 🔹 LAN – Local Area Network 🔹 WLAN – Wireless Local Area Network 🔹 CAN – Campus Area Network 🔹 MAN – Metropolitan Area Network 🔹 WAN – Wide Area Network 🔹 SAN – Storage Area Network 🔹 SANS – System Area Network 🔹 POLAN – Passive Optical Local Area Network 🔹 EPAN – Enterprise Private Network 🔹 VPN – Virtual Private Network These network types are used for different scales of communication, from personal devices to global connectivity. 🌍🚀

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