Tuesday, January 27, 2015

Difference bet domain and workgroup.



Domains
Domains are collections of computers grouped for management purposes; they share a group name. Domains let users’ access resources using a single logon. Administrators don’t have to create multiple user accounts for a single user to give that user access to all domain resources.
From a security perspective, a domain is a set or collection of computers that share a common security database and a common security policy. NT domains advance the concepts seen in LAN Manager for UNIX and LAN Server domains. Each domain has a unique domain name.

Workgroups
The terms workgroup and domain are used extensively in Microsoft networking and refer to the management mechanisms available to network members. Workgroups imply decentralized management, whereas domains imply centralized control.
Workgroups are collections of computers grouped just for viewing purposes; each computer user is responsible for managing its security functions. A workgroup can consist of NT Workstations, NT Servers, UNIX computers running Server Message Block (SMB) services, and others. They communicate using a common set of networking protocols at all seven layers of the OSI model

No comments:

Post a Comment