1.   To get on the Net, you simply connect your computer to any of these networked computers via an Internet Service Provider.

2.   Often the computer can be connected to a printer to provide an instant printout.

3.   And if that computer has been connected to a network, the incriminating data may be spread far beyond its own hard drive.

4.   Ascend makes routers and remote-access servers, which connect individual computers to the Internet or to other networks.

5.   Both items are used to connect computers within a network.

6.   Both make equipment that enables computers to be connected on networks.

7.   But if your computer is not connected to a network, you will need additional software to link up to the Internet or commercial on-line services.

8.   But one of the most critical arenas is servers, the big business computers that connect other computers in a network.

9.   Cable modems connect a computer to the thick coaxial cables used to bring television signals into millions of homes.