A global scientific agency operates a high-altitude telescope array in the Atacama Desert, where several individual dishes within a 2 km radius are interconnected. The agency also transmits real-time astronomical data to collaborator universities situated across several continents. The network infrastructure utilizes both a Local Area Network (LAN) and a Wide Area Network (WAN).
Explain two differences between a LAN and a WAN in the context of this scientific operation.
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.