Some Considerations and Models for the Distribution of a Data Base
Joyce J. Elam, Joel Stutz · Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) · 1976
This paper presents a survey of current research in the area of distributed systems and discusses some possible areas of future research. The trend toward data base management systems which are responsible for the creation, accessing, and maintenance of a large collection of information containing complex interrelationships is prevalent in centralized systems today. It seems that the same advantages which led to the growth of data base management systems in centralized systems can be applied in distributed systems as well. Most current research (particularly in the area of modeling) views a distributed system in terms of independent data files. The authors address some of the problems involved when the distributed system is viewed in terms of an integrated data base.