What is a workgroup?

- [Instructor] Hello, and welcome back to…IT Help Desk for Beginners.…In this video, we will cover what a Windows workgroup is.…In reference to computers, a workgroup is simply one…computer accessing or sharing resources…with another computer on the same network,…also known as peer-to-peer networking.…Workgroups are great for home offices and small businesses…because they are easy to implement and cost less…than a domain setup.…

You typically don't want more than 10 to 20 computers…on a given workgroup because each computer…requires a user account for each user…that will be using its resources.…For example, when a new employee starts,…a new user account must be created on each computer…the new user will be using.…If a user has access to three computers and changes…his or her password on one computer,…the old password still remains the same…on the other two computers, thus making it hard…to manage larger networks.…

That concludes this session and we'll see you…in the next video.…