Workgroup and Domain in Windows

Workgroup and Domain in Windows

Workgroup
A collection of computers that share resources, advised not more than 10 PCs.
Each computer has its own database located locally, maintains its own accounts, administration and security policies and shares resources with all other computers. In essence, all computers are of equal status.

Within a company, different departments may be workgroups and each may have a unique name to identify the workgroup.


Domain
A domain is a logical collection of computers that share resources. Somehow you need a SERVER that is responsible for managing security and other user-related information for the domain. This server allows login validation, by which a user logs into the domain and not into a single computer.