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... networks (CANs): The computers are within a limited geographic area, such as a campus or military base. * Metropolitan-area networks (MANs): A data network designed for a town or city. * Home-area networks (HANs): A network contained within a user's home that connects a person's digital devices In addition to these types, the following characteristic is also used to categorise different types of networks: Network Topologies John Wobus (1994) has argued that the layout of the network cabling is called its topology. There are three main layouts which are Bus, Star and Ring, although it is possible to have a network which is a combination of any of the described topologies. In schools, the bus and the star are the most common topologies. Bus A bus network is an arrangement in a local area network (LAN) in which each computer (workstations or other devices) is connected to a main cable called the bus. Each computer ...