A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE IS THE MASTER BUILDING PLAN. IT CAN BE THOUGHT OF AS THE FRAMEWORK THAT CONCEPTUALLY DESCRIBES HOW COMPONENTS INTERACT AND WORK TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE TOTAL SYSTEM GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. IDEALLY, A SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE PROVIDES FOR A MODULAR DESIGN TO ALLOW FOR THE SYSTEM TO GROW AND CHANGE OVER TIME, FOR EXAMPLE, TO INCLUDE ADDITIONS OF NEW COMPONENTS, OR TO
NATIONAL INFORMATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE EMERGING THAT REQUIRE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES FOR DEPLOYMENT ACROSS THE NATION, E.G., AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL SY...
THIS DOCUMENT SUMMARIZES STAKEHOLDER FEEDBACK FROM TEN REGIONAL ARCHITECTURE FORUMS CONDUCTED FROM APRIL 21 THROUGH MAY 11, 1994. A WRITTEN FORM WAS T...
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