LANS are Ethernet networks that contain which devices?

• A. PCs, printers, and servers
• B. Smartphones and tablets
• C. Routers and switches
• D. Only servers

Answer: (A)

A LAN is a local Ethernet network that connects end-user devices and shared resources in a small area. The devices you’d typically find on such a network are computers (PCs), printers, and servers, which are the hosts that users interact with and that provide or access services across the network. Routers and switches are essential network infrastructure that link devices together, but they aren’t the end devices the LAN contains for user tasks. Smartphones and tablets can join a LAN, usually via wireless, but Ethernet LANs emphasize wired end devices, not mobile gadgets. So, the most representative devices a LAN contains are PCs, printers, and servers.