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Computer data-base organization / James Martin.

By: Series: Prentice-Hall series in automatic computationPublication details: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice-Hall, c1977.Edition: 2d editionDescription: xviii, 713 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0131654233
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 001.6442 22 MAR
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Contents
1. Introduction
2. Basic Terminology

Part I. Logical Organization
3. What is a data base?
4. What Should Be the Objectives of a Data-base Organization?
5. Entities and Attributes
6. Data Models: Schemas and Subschemas
7. Data-Base Management Systems
8. Tree Structures
9. Plex Structures
10. Data description Language
11. The CODASYL Data Description Language
12. IBM's Data Language /
13. Relation Databases
14. Third Normal Form
15. Canonical Data Structures
16. Varieties of Data Independence

Part II. Physical Organization
17. Criteria affecting Physical Organization
18. Differences Between Physical and Local Organization
19. Addressing Techniques
20. Indexed Sequential Organizations
21. Hashing
22. Pointers
23. Chains and Ring Structure
24. Physical Representations of Tree Structure
25. Physical Representations of Plex Structure
26. Multiple-Key Retrieval
27. A Comparison of Multiple-Key Organizations
28. Separating Data and Relationships
29. Index Organization
30. Index-Searching Techniques
31. Inverted File Systems
32. Data Compaction
33. Virtual Memory and Storage Hierarchies
34. Volatile Files
35. Fast-response Systems
36. Associative Memory

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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