All campus computers, from student rooms to college computer labs to faculty and administrative offices, are joined by the same network. Because of the shared nature of WABnet, inappropriate use by one person can adversely affect network access or use by many others on campus. File storage space is a shared resource. Unrestricted areas are set up as a convenience to users, so that quotas do not interfere with legitimate storage needs. Unrestricted areas should only be used for their intended academic purpose.
Public computers are a shared resource.
In all public computer labs, priority is given to students working on class work. Students playing games or browsing the Internet will be asked to give up their computer if students are waiting for a system. Computers in public labs may not be reserved. Network bandwidth is a shared resource. All systems generate some network traffic, such as when logging on, printing a document, or loading a web page.