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Domain Characteristics

A domain is a logical grouping of computers on a network that has a central

security database for storing security information. Centralized security and

administration are important for computers in a domain because they enable an

administrator to easily manage computers that are geographically distant from

each other. A domain is administered as a unit with common rules and

proceduręs. Each domain has a uniąue name, and each Computer within a

domain has a uniąue name.

A domain has the following characteristics:

^Resources, administration, and authentication are central ized. ^One directory database in Microsoft Windows 2000 environments, which

Stores all of the user and Computer accounts for the domain.

This database is

used by the Active Directory. directory service. A user needs only one

domain user account in Active Directory to gain access to shared network

resources in the domain.

y^Easily supports a smali group of computers to many thousands of

computers.