A Wide Area Network (WAN) Spans a Large Geographic Area

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A wide area network (WAN) spans a large geographic area, such as a state, province, or country. WANs often connect multiple smaller networks, such as local area networks or metropolitan area networks. The world's most popular WAN is the Internet. A metropolitan area network (MAN) is a large computer network usually spanning a city.

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Strategic Objectives

Long-term goals that an organization aims to achieve to implement its strategy and fulfill its mission.

Discretionary Fixed Costs

Those fixed costs that arise from annual decisions by management to spend on certain fixed cost items, such as advertising and research.

Committed Fixed Costs

Investments in facilities, equipment, and basic organizational structure that can’t be significantly reduced even for short periods of time without making fundamental changes.

Flexible Resources

Assets, such as labor or equipment, that can be adjusted or redirected in response to changing production or operational requirements.