Difference between revisions of "Database"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(Created page with "{{concept |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database |image= |constitutes=technology }} {{SMWDocs}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{Stub}}") |
(computation technology) |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
|wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Database | ||
|image= | |image= | ||
| − | |constitutes=technology | + | |constitutes=computation technology |
| − | }} | + | }}'''Databases''' are systems to hold information, so as to provide efficient retrieval, selection, cross referencing etc. |
| + | |||
| + | ==Origins== | ||
| + | [[IBM]] provided Hollerith machines to Nazi Germany, which were used to control the [[Jewish]] population. | ||
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:35, 11 June 2021
 Database  (computation technology)   | |
|---|---|
Databases are systems to hold information, so as to provide efficient retrieval, selection, cross referencing etc.
Origins
IBM provided Hollerith machines to Nazi Germany, which were used to control the Jewish population.
Examples
| Page name | Description |
|---|---|
| File:Company-Occupied territories trading.pdf | Database of all business enterprises involved in the activities detailed in paragraph 96 of the report of the independent international fact-finding mission to investigate the implications of the Israeli settlements on the civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights of the Palestinian people throughout the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem - Report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights |
| LifeLog | A DARPA project to create a system of collecting data about users in a single place. It was cancelled when Facebook started, in February 2004. |
| Main Core | Main Core is American government database containing information on several million people identified as be threats to "national security", to be detained or eliminated. |
| Next Generation Identification | The world's largest and most efficient electronic database of individuals, created by the FBI and other US intelligence services. |
| RAND/Terrorism Chronology Database | A large but selective database of incidents of "terrorism". |
| Schengen Information System | The database for handling the borders of the EU known under the Schengen agreement. |
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
