Workgroup (computer networking): Difference between revisions

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A '''workgroup''' is [[Microsoft]]'s terminology for a [[peer-to-peer]] [[Microsoft Windows|Windows]] computer network.<ref>http://compnetworking.about.com/cs/design/g/bldef_workgroup.htm</ref>

[[Microsoft]] [[operating system]]s in the same workgroup may allow each other access to their [[Computer file|files]], [[Computer printer|printers]], or [[Internetworking|Internet connection]]. Members of different workgroups on the same [[local area network]] and [[TCP/IP]] network can directly access shared resources in workgroups to which they are joined ANDand other workgroups on the same physical network as evidenced by later versions of windowsWindows like [[Windows XP]] and Win-[[Windows 7]].{{cn|date=February 2013}}

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==See also==

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*[[Windows Server ___domain]]

*[[Windows for Workgroups]]

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