Optical laser technology, specifically CD-ROM, and its application to the storage and retrieval of information
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Authors
Lind, David J.
Subjects
CD-ROM
CD ROM
CDROM
optical laser disc/disk
information storage
information retrieval
CD ROM
CDROM
optical laser disc/disk
information storage
information retrieval
Advisors
Frew, Barry
Date of Issue
1993-09
Date
June 1987
Publisher
Monterey, California: U.S. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
One of the significant problems of this
"information age" is the production of vast amounts of
information in a form that is neither convenient nor
cost effective. This information is most often
produced and distributed on paper and the resultant
effort in production, distribution and retrieval is
herculean. A possible solution to this, is the new
optical laser technology and its use in the storage and
retrieval of large amounts of information. Through the
use of this technology in the non-classified areas of
the Department of Defense the effort in all three areas
can be greatly reduced and the end user can become more
efficient. In many areas of DOD , the greatest benefit
would be the regained space and weight associated with
the distribution of the manuals and other typically
paper products on a Compact Disc - Read Only Memory
(CD-ROM). One CD-ROM weighs less than an ounce and is
capable of storing over 270,000 pages of text. The
saved shipping and handling costs alone would be
astronomically reduced not to mention the end user who
would have a more effective and efficient product. The
CD-ROM is designed to work as a peripheral device to a
microcomputer and can therefore be made available to
any user with an IBM compatible microcomputer. The
application/demonstration portion of this thesis took
over 2 million database records, from the Transaction
Ledger On Disc (TLOD), at the Naval Supply Center (NSC)
in Oakland and pressed them to a single CD-ROM. The
menu driven retrieval software with indexing on 3
criteria was also provided. It is evident that optical
laser discs, principally in the form of CD-ROM, are
more than just an innovative technology, indeed, they
have an important part in the future of the U.S. Navy,
of the Department of Defense, and all of our nation.
The storage and retrieval of information is to be
dramatically effected by this technology.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
131 p. 28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
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