
A computer can move from one workgroup to the next.
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A workgroup has no security.(changed windows 10).There can be multiple workgroups on a network.The workgroup name can not be the same as any of the computer names.Computers maintain their own user database for logon.A computer can only belong to one workgroup at a time.A workgroup has a name (workgroup name).It is a collection of computers on a network.In Windows networking a workgroup has the following properties: However for home network the workgroup is the only sensible networking model.

In corporate networks workgroups were replaced very quickly by domains which is responsible for authentication (login) on a network. If you like a bit of nostalgia you can read about the This is in contrast to client server networks used on the internet and corporate networks were a single computer shares files (the server) and all other computers can access these files (the clients). This means that workstation1 could share its files on the network and they could be accessed by workstation 2 and vice versa. In peer to peer networks all computers are equal and can function as both a client and server. Microsoft networks were originally designed as peer to peer networks back in the days of windows for workgroups 3.1. All windows computers since windows for workgroups have been capable of sharing resources like files and printers on the network, and also of accessing shared resources on a network.
