INFORMATION SYSTEM NETWORKS - LET'S PROFIT FROM WHAT WE KNOW

Abstract

The paper reviews information systems that are being built or planned for use in science and technology, industry and commerce, management, libraries, and military activities. The paper takes a systems engineering approach to information systems and discusses how this is applicable and relevant. The paper considers several proposals for information system networks, particularly those of the 'Weinberg Panel' and COSATI, and suggests functions appropriate for a Task Group such as COSATI has recommended. The paper also discusses current research projects concerned with systems design and evaluation, programs for implementing designs, and hardware that may be expected to be useful in the modification of present systems and the creation of new ones. The author contends that technology has significantly changed the concept of network structures, and suggests that networks can be fluid structures exploiting the switching capabilities of machines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0637488

Entities

People

  • Rowena W. Swanson

Organizations

  • Air Force Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Processing
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Health Services
  • Industrial Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Retrieval
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Software Engineering.
  • Systems Analysis and Design