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Review of a New Data Management System for the Social Security Administration (1978) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 87-93

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From page 87...
... For example, the application systems for the SSA current process include enumeration, earnings, claims, and post-entitlement, among others. Asymmetric - refers to the segmentation of the SSA data base by funct~onal applications.
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From page 88...
... Claims System - the application subsystem that determines claims entitlement for clients of the Social Security Administration system. Communications Network - a collection of communications lines, control computers, and other equipment that collectively comprises a communications capability interconnecting a number of locations.
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From page 89...
... Master File - a main reference file that is typically the primary file supporting an application subsystem. For example' in the enumeration system, there would be a client master file in which information is maintained on all clients of the SSA system indexed by social security numbers.
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From page 90...
... The organization within the Social Security Administration responsible for developing the future SSA process. On-Line - the capability of a computer system to process information in a matter of seconds.
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From page 91...
... Standard - equipments or software that can be expected to be utilized by commercial users over the next few years. Symmetric - refers to the segmentation of a data base into homogeneous parts -- specifically, the segmentation of the SSA data base into groups of records keyed by social security numbers where each record maintains all of the information regarding the particular client identified by a social security number.
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From page 92...
... Whole-Person Concept - a system design concept that relates all information about a client of the Social Security Administration system as an individual. Thus, a change to a client's information would be made in all records about that individual.
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