Information resource management aboard USS Corinth (CG-44) : a case study.

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by  Gonzalez, Cheryl L.;Haga, William James.

NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
Monterey, California
THESIS
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INFORMATION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ABOARD USS CORINTH
(CG-44):
A CASE STUDY
by
LCDRCheryl L. Gonzalez
March 1991
ThesisAdvisor: WilliamJ. Haga
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ThisthesisisacasestudythatchroniclestheinformationresourcemanagementonboardanAegisclasscruiserintheU.S.Navy. Theevents,
organization,environment,andpersonnelinvolvedintheinstallationandsubsequentuseofthelocalareanetworkaredocumented. Also
documentedisthe"STONED"virusattackonthecomputersafteralight-offassessmentoftheship'sEngineeringplant.
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Information Resource Management
Aboard USS Corinth (CG-44): A Case Study
by
Cheryl L. Gonzalez
LieutenantCommander, United States Navy
B.A., University ofMichigan
Submitted in partial fulfillment
ofthe requirements for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE ININFORMATION SYSTEMS
from the
NAVALPOSTGRADUATE SCHOOL
March 1991
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ABSTRACT
This thesis is a case study that chronicles the information resource
management on board an Aegis class cruiser in the U.S. Navy. The events,
organization, environment, and personnel involved in the installation and
subsequent use ofthe local area network are documented. Also documented is the
"STONED" virus attack on the computers after a light-offassessment ofthe ship's
Engineering plant.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I INTRODUCTION 1
A. GENERAL DESCRIPTION 1
B. METHODOLOGY 1
C. BACKGROUND 3
D. EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES 3
E. ORGANIZATION OF THESIS 4
II. CASE METHODOLOGY 6
A. INTRODUCTION 6
B. CASE STUDY FOR RESEARCH PURPOSES 6
C. ADVANTAGES OF CASE STUDIES 8
D. DISADVANTAGES OF CASE STUDIES 9
E. CASE STUDY FOR TEACHING PURPOSES 11
F. METHODOLOGY OF THESIS CASE STUDY 12
III. BACKGROUND AND ORGANIZATION 14
A. INTRODUCTION 14
B. USS CORINTH 15
C. ORGANIZATION 16
IV. NETWORK INSTALLATION 21
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