Optical Storage Technology Subgroup (FIMUG)

Abstract

User acceptance of optical storage technology has been slow because of problems pertaining to access time, transfer rates, and lack of industry standards. This technology, however, offers three distinct advantages over the present high-density magnetic media: greater storage density; less sensitivity to data corruption, contamination, or malicious alteration; and elimination of mechanical damage. The most prevalent optical storage media are Compact Disc- Read Only Memory (CD-ROM), Write Once Read Many (WORM), and Erasable Optical Discs (EOD). These media are described and evaluated according to their capabilities and limitations within each of the Information Management (IR) areas. The individual IR areas (namely, Library, Printing, Records Management, Visual, Scientific and Engineering, and Automation) are considered in relation to the current level of optical technology, and options for the US Army Corps of Engineers are presented. Keywords: Management information systems; Optical storage; Digital computers; Disks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224028

Entities

People

  • E. D. Keenan
  • N. Radhakrishnan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Compact Disks
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Program Documentation
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Simulators
  • Data Processing
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineers
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Operating Systems
  • Optical Storage
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design