A marine research institute operates a central research station on a remote island and connects to several deep-sea floating telemetry buoys and mainland university laboratories across different continents. The institute utilises both a Local Area Network (LAN) and a Wide Area Network (WAN) for data transmission.
Identify and explain two distinct differences between a LAN and a WAN.
105 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Computer Science Fundamentals of computer networks. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.