Information Structure and File Organization
David Lefkovitz · 1969
T he discussions of the subsequent chapters in this book require that certain definitions be made at this point, and that a framework be established for the effective presentation of design and programming concepts. This chapter is, therefore, devoted to certain definitions, underlying concepts, and the statement of functional requirements that are placed upon the design of files for on-line systems by virtue of their incorporation into the kind of system environment discussed in Chapter I.