For an Ethernet network, each computer needs a network card and a network cable. You also need a switch - each computer will be connected to the switch.
For a wireless network, you don't need cables (that's the whole idea of wireless!), but each computer needs a wireless network card instead. Instead of the switch, you would use a wireless access point.
The requirements to make a peer to peer network are you need a unique name for each computer, a similar network protocol, and supported cabling by the network cards. The computers must have a way to communicate with each other.
In peer-to-peer networking there are no dedicated servers or hierarchy among the computers. All of the computers are equal and therefore known as peers. Normally each computer serves as Client/Server and there is no one assigned to be an administrator responsible for the entire network. Peer-to-peer networks are good choices for needs of small organizations where the users are allocated in the same general area, security is not an issue and the organization and the network will have limited growth within the foreseeable future.
In a peer-to-peer networking scheme, all participating devices must have a NIC interface to participate, plus any required cabling and/or network connectivity devices.
The requirements to make a peer to peer network are you need a unique name for each computer, a similar network protocol, and supported cabling by the network cards. The computers must have a way to communicate with each other.
A workgroup is one name for a peer-to-peer network.
Yes, peer-to-peer network can be worthwhile on a small network
False - a peer-to-peer network is simpler.
Peer To Peer Network, A+ Guide To Hardware, page 466
peer-to-peer
A peer-to-peer network is easier to set up.
Peer-to-peer network otherwise known as P2P network
Network that is designed just to enable share resources is called Peer to Peer Network also called Workgroup in Windows.
The use of one or more servers distinguishes a client/server network from a peer-to-peer network.
It is possible that they do; the reason for this is that in a peer to peer network each workstation is responsible for their own security, backups, virus protection, etc. You can not mandate tool usage in a peer to peer network. In a client server network you can force policies to be obeyed, but not in a peer to peer network.
Any topology can be used for a peer-to-peer network. The easiest is probably a star topology but it doesn't have to be.