Peer-to-peer network is also known as Workgroup. All the computers in a peer-to-peer network acts as both client as well as server. There are no dedicated servers in this type of network. All the computers can act as a resource, providing printers, files or even disk storage to the others. At the same time, all the terminals can work independently, as they have the internal resources like memory, and processing power. Peer-to-peer networks are recommended for small to medium local area networks i.e. networks with 10 or fewer computers.
Advantages of Peer-to-peer Network:
Easy to install and setup costs are relatively low.
Disadvantages of Peer-to-peer network are:
They do not expandability and centralized management.
There is no central repository for files and applications.
It does not provide the security as available in a client/server network.
