System and method for monitoring and controlling one or more computer sites

Improved multimission monotoring system for selectively monitioring at least one computer site means for the purpose of assuring that the one computer site means is fulfilling its mission as to any monitored function thereof, the system comprising:

• user computer interface workstation means having display monitor means and data base means, the display monitor means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of at least three predetermined section visual display means,
• first predetermined section visual display means of the plurality always having at least one computer site means displayed therein, the one computer site means in being displayed having a plurality of relatively spaced user selection function button means arranged in both multi-rowwise and multi-colunmwise fashion relative to each other so as to provide an arrayed pattern of function button means of the plurality thereof where each function button means of the plurality of the one computer site means is for a particular designated function of the one computer site means that is to be monitored for the purpose of seeing if the selected function button means is satisfactorily carrying out its mission when it is selected by an authorized user during system use,
• the one computer site means being displayed also having another function button means designated replace for selectively replacing the one computer site means being displayed in the first predetermined section visual display means with another computer site means from the data base means when an authorized system user selects the other function button means designated replace during system use,
• second predetermined section visual display meansof the plurality having a second plurality of relatively spaced function button means arranged in single row-like fashion, one of the function button means of the second plurality being designated start for starting the monitoring of a user selected function button means of the first plurality of the one computer site means when the start designated function button means is selected by a user after the user has selected a function button means of the first plurality,
• second function button means of the second plurality being designated status for providing a status menu being displayed in the third predetermined section visual display means of the plurality where the status means indicates the condition of various aspects of the function button means of the first plurality that is currently user selected,
• third function button means of the second plurality being designated password such that when the password designated function button means is user selected it provides a password meanu in the third predetermined section visual display means such that the password menu permits the current user to change his/her password so as to minimize security risks in preventing any unauthorized user from having access to the monitoring system, and
• fourth function button means of the second plurality being designated privileged such that when the privileged designated function button means is selected by a user of the system it provides a privileged functions menu in the third predetermined section of the visual display means where the privileged functions menu provides a series of at least three selectable privileged function submenus, one of the submenus of the series being designated user capabilities such that upon being selected by a user, the third predetermined section of the visual display means provides a user capabilities submenu for limiting the access level of any user as specified in the user capabilities sub menu to one or more or none of the series of three privileged function submenus and also for limiting the number of functions of any computer site means to be monitored by any user as specified in the user capabilities submenu;
• whereby the plurality of three predetermined section visual display means of the system not only permit user selectability for monitoring any function means of any computer site means being displayed but also control the password being used by any authorized user as well as the access level of any authorized user to the system.