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Peer reviewedDetweiler, Karen – Library Hi Tech, 1984
Enumerates principal management objectives of database management systems (data independence, quality, security, multiuser access, central control) and criteria for comparison (response time, size, flexibility, other features). Conventional database management systems, relational databases, and database machines used for backend processing are…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Software, Computers, Data Processing
Peterson, Ivars – Science News, 1984
Methods to make computer searching as simple and efficient as possible have led to the development of various data structures. Data structures specify the items involved in searching and what can be done to them. The nature and advantages of using "self-adjusting" data structures (self-adjusting binary search trees) are discussed. (JN)
Descriptors: Computer Oriented Programs, Computer Science, Computer Science Education, Computer Software
