In computer networking a work group is a collection of computers connected on a LAN that share the common resources and responsibilities. Workgroup is
Microsoft
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's term for a
peer-to-peer
Peer-to-peer (P2P) computing or networking is a distributed application architecture that partitions tasks or workloads between peers. Peers are equally privileged, equipotent participants in the network, forming a peer-to-peer network of Node ...
local area network
A local area network (LAN) is a computer network that interconnects computers within a limited area such as a residence, campus, or building, and has its network equipment and interconnects locally managed. LANs facilitate the distribution of da ...
. Computers running Microsoft
operating system
An operating system (OS) is system software that manages computer hardware and software resources, and provides common daemon (computing), services for computer programs.
Time-sharing operating systems scheduler (computing), schedule tasks for ...
s in the same work group may share
files,
printers, or
Internet connection.
Work group contrasts with a
domain, in which computers rely on centralized authentication.
See also
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Windows for Workgroups
Windows 3.1 is a major release of Microsoft Windows. It was released to manufacturing on April 6, 1992, as a successor to Windows 3.0. Like its predecessors, the Windows 3.1 series run as a Shell (computing), shell on top of MS-DOS; it was t ...
– the earliest version of Windows to allow a work group
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Windows HomeGroup – a feature introduced in Windows 7 and later removed in Windows 10 (Version 1803) that allows work groups to share contents more easily
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Browser service – the service enabled 'browsing' all the resources in work groups
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Peer Name Resolution Protocol (PNRP) - IPv6-based dynamic name publication and resolution
References
External links
Workgroup Server Protocol Program(WSPP)
Windows technology
Computer networking
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