If you've used the campus computer labs or put files on a file server at your office, you've worked on a computer network.
Computer networks enable people on different computers to share information and resources.
The Internet is much like any other computer network, except on a grand scale. It is a worldwide computer network of government, academic, and commercial networks. The two most popular Internet resources are electronic mail and the World Wide Web . For information on how to access the internet, see our Internet Access Guide .