| Windows NT WorkGroup | Windows NT Server | |
| Purpose: Operates in a type peer-to-peer | Purpose: Windows NT Server is optimized | |
| networking environment. Each computer | for use as a file, print, and application server | |
| operates as a client and a server. It incorporat- | that can handle large or small tasks. | |
| es desktop operating system. Windows | ||
| NT Workstation can be used alone as a | ||
| desktop operating system, networked in a | ||
| peer-to-peer workgroup, or as a workstation | ||
| in a Windows NT Server domain environment. | ||
| WINDOWS NT WORKSTATION ADVANTAGES: | WINDOWS NT SERVER ADVANTAGES: | |
| 1. Desktop Performance, preemptive multi. | 1. Server Perf.-- Supports 4 processors in a symmetric | |
| allows for multi-threading. | multiprocessing environ. OEM supports up to 32 | |
| 2. Hardware profiles, keeps an inventory of H/W | processors. | |
| 3. MS Int. Explorer, fast simple bowser | 2. Built-in Commun. RAS, allows up to 256 inbound | |
| 4. MS messaging, stores electronic mail. | sessions for out of area workers. (don't forget this | |
| 5. Peer Web Serv. Personal Web Server. | is up to 256 work groups. | |
| 6. Security, local security to files, folders etc. | 3. Manage. Tools -- Task Manager monitors programs | |
| 7. Oper. Syst. Stability, each program is in | tasks, of the systems daily operations. | |
| its own operating space, so if a program | ||
| goes haywire, it will note effect the rest | Network Monitor examines network traffic to and | |
| of the system. | from the server at the packet level. Great for | |
| trouble-shooting. | ||
| 4. IIS. Integrates Web Server with the operating system | ||
| 5. Admin. Wizards. Guides you in adding users, | ||
| creatjibg and managing groups of users, etc. | ||