This document provides an overview of technology help desks, including their functions, structure, benefits, users and roles. A help desk is a centralized resource that helps people answer questions and use computer and audio-visual resources. It provides a single point of contact for various computer issues. Help desks have different service levels and teams that support desktops, networks, servers, telecom, applications and more. The benefits are that technicians don't have to re-derive solutions and it is good for answering trivial questions.