ABSTRACT
Computers have become an integral part of any organization, corporation, business, government agency, or university. These computers are at different locations within the organization. Each computer is performing a different set of tasks. For example, in a university with many buildings and campuses, generally there are computers at each location to keep different records such as student registration, courses offered, graduate students, employees, payroll, research records on funded projects, administrative strategies, guidelines, handbooks, and many others. Each of these computers works in a different environment without interacting with other computers. If these computers can be connected and managed properly, many of the overlapping operations can be avoided and a useful strategy can be developed for the university. Similarly, for organizations sharing resources, databases, programs, costs, communications, utilization for short-and longterm benefits may determine whether these computers should be connected or not.
