Some Terminology - 2

Some Terminology - 2

LAN, MAN, WAN - Local, Metropolitan, and Wide Area Networks can

be made from any or many of the different physical network media,

and run the different protocols. LAN's are typically confined to

departments (less than a kilometre), MAN's to distances of order 10

kilometres, and WAN's can extend worldwide.

Metacomputer - This term describes a collection of heterogeneous

computers networked by a high-speed wide area network. Such an

environment would recognise the strengths of each machine in the

Metacomputer, and use it accordingly to efficiently solve so-called

Metaproblems. The World Wide Web has the potential to be a

physical realisation of a Metacomputer.

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