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What Kind of Net Was That?
- A local area network (LAN) connects computers at a site.
- An internet (little i) is a network of networks (LANs).
- The Internet (big I) is a global internet (little i).
- An intrAnet is a private internet (little i).
- An extranet is a private internet (little i) that uses the Internet (big I) on a secure channel.
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