Design and Implementation of a Prototype Microcomputer Database Management System for the Standardization of Data Elements for the Department of Defense

Abstract

The need for data management standardization has been clearly identified by the Office of the Secretary of Defense as a means to realize savings in the $9 billion spent annually on information technology in DOD and to further the sharing of information. This thesis discusses the importance of data requirements, functional requirements, logical database design and application design for a prototype microcomputer dictionary system for standardizing, storing, updating and viewing data elements, the lowest level in the hierarchy of metadata. This prototype dictionary is then implemented in a powerful relational database management system, Paradox 3.0. This system will help developers within DOD to build, store, track and use standard data elements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA238888

Entities

People

  • John S. Bacheller

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Management
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dictionaries
  • Governments
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Systems
  • Management Information Systems
  • National Governments
  • Relational Database Management Systems
  • Relational Databases
  • Security
  • Word Lists

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management