1. Apparatus for monitoring multiple computing devices coupled to a network comprising: a) a management computing device having software for monitoring multiple monitored computing devices that are coupled to a network, said management computing device including an aggregator component that accumulates information regarding the multiple monitored computing devices; b) a video display for displaying a result from the aggregator component; c) a plurality of monitored computing devices coupled to the management computing device by means of the network to enable information regarding the monitored computing devices to be determined by the aggregator component of said management computing device; and d) each of said plurality of monitored computing devices implementing a schema for responding to queries by the aggregator component by providing an access point to information about the monitored computing devices.