What Is the Difference Between a Local Area Network (LAN)

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Essay

What is the difference between a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN)? Give an example of how each one could be used in businesses.

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Definitions:

Straight-Line Depreciation

A technique that distributes the expense of a physical asset evenly over its lifetime in yearly installments.

Ending Inventory

The total value of goods available for sale at the end of an accounting period, calculated as beginning inventory plus purchases minus cost of goods sold.

Net Income

The total profit of a company after all expenses and taxes have been deducted from revenues, indicating the actual profitability of the company over a specified time period.

Bad Debt Expense

The estimated amount of accounts receivable that a company does not expect to collect, treated as an expense on the income statement.