What is local area network

A local area network is spread over a small area. LAN can be used to connect computers in an organization. Each computer on a LAN has its own central processing unit (CPU), but they may share expensive devices such as printers and modems. Computers on a LAN can also share data among themselves, the rate of data transfer over a LAN is very fast, around 10 Mbps and on Gigabyte Ethernet up to about 1 Gbps, and 100 to 1000 computers can be connected to it. Is