Paper Info
Title
Some thoughts on the future of associative memories/processors in the solution of data base management problems
Abstract
Associative memories and processors have been discussed in the literature for the past 15 years and a small number of hardware devices have actually been built (21). A number of applications have been considered and include air traffic control (22), computer graphics (24, 25), information retrieval (9), numerical analysis (15), networks (18, 19) and among others, data base management (2, 4-8, 10, 11, 13, 17). A significant percentage of present computer resources are expended in the processing of large data bases. Of this, a great deal is wasted by processing largely non-sequential data by sequential means. With hardware costs going down; and software and personnel costs going up it is important to look at the impact of non-sequential computer hardware on data base management (DBM). Based upon previous research in the application of associative processing devices to DBM, it appears that the opportunity exists for increased efficiencies by utilizing these devices in conjunction with sequential computers. In this paper, some of the advantages and limitations of these devices are presented and some brief thoughts are given concerning this author's view of the future. It is assumed here that the reader has a working knowledge of associative processors and DBM.
Year
DOI
Venue
1974
10.1145/800296.811526
SIGFIDET '74 Proceedings of the 1974 ACM SIGFIDET (now SIGMOD) workshop on Data description, access and control
Keywords
DocType
Citations 
non-sequential data,data base management,hardware device,large data base,data base management problem,non-sequential computer hardware,hardware cost,associative processing device,computer graphics,associative processor,associative memory,air traffic control,information retrieval,data independence,computer graphic,numerical analysis
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
12
1
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
P. Bruce Berra1323196.93