Systems Security Certified Practitioner – SSCP – Question0973

A Wide Area Network (WAN) is basically everything outside of:

A. a Local Area Network (LAN).
B. a Campus Area Network (CAN).
C. a Metropolitan Area Network (MAN).
D. the Internet.

Correct Answer: A

Explanation:

A WAN is basically everything outside of a LAN. Source: KRUTZ, Ronald L. & VINES, Russel D., The CISSP Prep Guide: Mastering the Ten Domains of Computer Security, 2001, John Wiley & Sons, Page 99.