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.