A SharePoint group is a collection of usernames and group names that can be given permissions to a SharePoint site or parts of a SharePoint site. Groups are defined for the entire site collection, but can be given permissions on any child site of the site collection.
Read more on Whats is a SharePoint group…
Posted under Administration, FAQ
This post was written by furuknap on January 5, 2009
An associated group in SharePoint refers to the groups that are associated with the default roles in a SharePoint site. In SharePoint v3 these groups are Owners, Members, and Visitor. The groups are created by default when you create a new site collection. When you create a site inside an existing site collection the groups are created automatically if you select to not inherit permissions from the parent site.
Read more on What is an associated group in SharePoint…
Posted under Administration, Developer, FAQ
This post was written by furuknap on January 4, 2009