On a smaller scale than in Field Exercise 7-25, investigate the computing architecture of a department within your university. Try to find out how well the current system is meeting the department’s information-processing needs.

Exercise 7-25

Investigate the computing architecture of your university. Trace the history of computing at your university and determine what path the university followed to get to its present configurations. Some universities started early with mainframe environments; others started when PCs became available. Can you tell how your university’s initial computing environment has affected today’s computing environment?