What is the difference between a domain, a workgroup, and a homegroup? Domains, workgroups, and homegroups

They represent different methods for organizing
computers in networks. The main difference
among them is how the computers and other
resources on the networks are managed.
Computers running Windows on a network
must be part of a workgroup or a domain.
Computers running Windows on home
networks can also be part of a homegroup,
but it's not required.
Computers on home networks are usually
part of a workgroup and possibly a
homegroup, and computers on workplace
networks are usually part of a domain.
In a workgroup:
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All computers are peers; no computer has
control over another computer.
Each computer has a set of user accounts. To
log on to any computer in the workgroup,
you must have an account on that computer.
There are typically no more than twenty
computers.
A workgroup is not protected by a password.
All computers must be on the same local
network or subnet.
In a homegroup:
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Computers on a home network must belong
to a workgroup, but they can also belong to
a homegroup. A homegroup makes it easy to
share pictures, music, videos, documents,
and printers with other people on a home
network.
A homegroup is protected with a password,
but you only need to type the password
once, when adding your computer to the
homegroup.
In a domain:
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One or more computers are servers. Network
administrators use servers to control the
security and permissions for all computers
on the domain. This makes it easy to make
changes because the changes are
automatically made to all computers. Domain
users must provide a password or other
credentials each time they access the
domain.
If you have a user account on the domain,
you can log on to any computer on the
domain without needing an account on that
computer.
You probably can make only limited changes
to a computer's settings because network
administrators often want to ensure
consistency among computers.
There can be thousands of computers in a
domain.
The computers can be on different local
networks.
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