Introduction to Object-Oriented Databases (Computer Systems Series)

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Introduction to Object-Oriented Databases provides the first unified and coherent presentation of the essential concepts and techniques of object-oriented databases. It consolidates the results of research and development in the semantics and implementation of a full spectrum of database facilities for object-oriented systems including data model query authorization schema evolution storage structures query optimization transaction management versions composite objects and integration of a programming language and a database system. The book draws on the authors Orion project at MCC currently the most advanced object-oriented database system and places this work in a larger context by using relational database systems and other object-oriented systems for comparison. Won Kim is Director of the Object-Oriented and Distributed Systems Laboratory at Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC) in Austin Texas. Contents: Introduction. Data Model. Basic Interface. Relationships with Non-Object-Oriented Databases. Schema Modification. Model of Queries. Query Language. Authorization. Storage Structures. Query Processing. Transaction Management. Semantic Extensions. Integrating Object-Oriented Programming and Databases. Architecture. Survey of Object-Oriented Database Systems. Directions for Future Research and Development.