Which term describes data sharing restricted to the crew within a GCS network?

• A. Local Area Network (LAN)
• B. Wide Area Network (WAN)
• C. Personal Area Network (PAN)
• D. Metropolitan Area Network (MAN)

Answer: (A)

Think about how far the network reaches. A Local Area Network is built for a small, contained space—like a room, building, or campus—allowing data to be shared quickly and securely among the GCS crew without extending beyond that site. That limited geographic scope is what makes it the right fit for restricting data to the crew within a GCS network. The other options describe broader scopes: a WAN spans large distances across cities or countries, a PAN covers personal devices within close proximity, and a MAN covers a metropolitan-scale area.