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DISTRIBUTED DATABASES.

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Title: DISTRIBUTED DATABASES.
Authors: Breitbart, Y.1, Korth, H. F.1, Silberschatz, A.1, Sudarshan, S.2
Source: Encyclopedia of Electrical & Electronics Engineering. 1999 1st Edition, Vol. 5, p693-705. 13p.
Subjects: Distributed databases, Directory services (Computer network technology), Local area networks, Computer networks, Databases, Information storage & retrieval systems
Abstract: This article presents information on distributed databases. The importance of information in most organizations bas led to the development of a large body of concepts and techniques for the efficient management of data. A distributed database system consists of multiple databases that are distributed across computers in a communication network. Parallel database systems, which are seeing increased use, may also be designed as a set of databases connected by a high-speed local-area network.
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Abstract:This article presents information on distributed databases. The importance of information in most organizations bas led to the development of a large body of concepts and techniques for the efficient management of data. A distributed database system consists of multiple databases that are distributed across computers in a communication network. Parallel database systems, which are seeing increased use, may also be designed as a set of databases connected by a high-speed local-area network.