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$\square$ C. The Microsoft term for a peer-to-peer network is a workgroup environment. If you have not installed your Windows clients in a domain (client/server), then they are sitting in a workgroup environment. ख A is incorrect because a client/server network is the opposite of a peer-to-peer network; a client/server network uses a central server. B is incorrect because domain is the term for a Microsoft server-based environment. D is incorrect because Active Directory is the term for Microsoft's implementation of a directory server.

     $\square$ C. The Microsoft term for a peer-to-peer network is a workgroup environment. If you have not installed your Windows clients in a domain (client/server), then they are sitting in a workgroup environment.
ख A is incorrect because a client/server network is the opposite of a peer-to-peer network; a client/server network uses a central server. B is incorrect because domain is the term for a Microsoft server-based environment. D is incorrect because Active Directory is the term for Microsoft's implementation of a directory server.

CompTIA Network plus Certification Study Guide

Glen Clarke 4th Edition

Chapter 1, Problem 3

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In a peer-to-peer network, all computers have equal status and can communicate directly with each other. In a client/server network, there is a central server that provides resources and manages the network. Show more…

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$\square$ C. The Microsoft term for a peer-to-peer network is a workgroup environment. If you have not installed your Windows clients in a domain (client/server), then they are sitting in a workgroup environment. ख A is incorrect because a client/server network is the opposite of a peer-to-peer network; a client/server network uses a central server. B is incorrect because domain is the term for a Microsoft server-based environment. D is incorrect because Active Directory is the term for Microsoft's implementation of a directory server.

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