Logging in to a domain versus using domain "resources"

I have what ought to be a simple question about domains.

I'm a programmer, but not a network expert by any means.

At our company, all 7 of our users have local logons (on their Windows 2000
and Windows XP computers) that use their names, not "Administrator", and
those user names are also set up in the server's Active Directory with the
same passwords that the users use as their local login passwords.

Most users "log in" to their local computers, and some might log in to the
domain. Question: What is the difference, effectively, between logging in
to the domain, and logging in to the local computer and still using domain
resources like shared folders?

We don't have any roaming profiles, there are no printers or other
"resources" set up in Active Directory (there is only one shared printer,
company-wide), there are no group policies, and everything is very simple
here. There is a one-to-one correspondence between computers and users.

Since the users can all use the shared printer, and the shared folders,
without re-entering their username and password, is there any real
difference between logging in locally and logging in to the domain?

Thanks for any help you can give me in understanding this.

David Walker
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