Domain Vs Workgroup

[sainit]

Hello Everyone!!!


I m new in netwroking. I m having some doubts and confusion so pls helpme.

1. what is domain, workgroup. what is difference b/w these two?

2. what is domain server and DNS Server. what's the task they both perform?
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Thanx

[Rollercoaster]

well both domain and workgroup are a collection of user. Domain requires u to be explicitely set part of it by the admin via user name/passwd and workgroup is just a group of computers without any security.. ie anyone can login and use the workgroup's resources. where as in a domian a user can be assigned what he can do and what he cannot.
basically a domian is a workgroup with enforced security.

A DNS (domain name server) is a server that tell your browser about the IP address that is associated to a website. Comps dont understand www.yahoo.com but a ip address so when a user types in a web adress the DNS tell it what the ip address associated with that url is.

do a google u will find loads of info