Thread: DB Algorithm Essay, please help

DB Algorithm Essay, please help

From
"DÅ"
Date:
Hi!

My name is Daniel Åkerud, a swedish studen, writing an essay for my exam.
The label will be something like: "Database algorithms".
I know it is a complex task, and will ofcourse, as soon as possible,
specify more preciesly what it will be about.

I have thoughts about writing about, for example, how searching a
database will go faster by indexing certain columns in a table.
And what makes this same procedure slower by indexing wrong, or
too many. (Correct me if I am wrong).

I assume that there is a cascade of algorithms inside the code
of a databasemanager. There is no doubt work for me :)

Do you have any tips of places where I can gather information?
Do you recommend a book in this topic?

I have plans of investingating some of the code in several of the Open 
Source databasemanagers out there.

Thank you,
I really appreciate your help!

Daniel Åkerud
SoftwareEngineering, Malmö University.
daniel_akerud@mailandnews.com

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Re: DB Algorithm Essay, please help

From
"Robert B. Easter"
Date:
Database research papers at berkeley are at:
http://s2k-ftp.CS.Berkeley.EDU:8000/postgres/papers/


On Wednesday 13 December 2000 12:16, DÅ wrote:
> Hi!
>
> My name is Daniel Åkerud, a swedish studen, writing an essay for my exam.
> The label will be something like: "Database algorithms".
> I know it is a complex task, and will ofcourse, as soon as possible,
> specify more preciesly what it will be about.
>
> I have thoughts about writing about, for example, how searching a
> database will go faster by indexing certain columns in a table.
> And what makes this same procedure slower by indexing wrong, or
> too many. (Correct me if I am wrong).
>
> I assume that there is a cascade of algorithms inside the code
> of a databasemanager. There is no doubt work for me :)
>
> Do you have any tips of places where I can gather information?
> Do you recommend a book in this topic?
>
> I have plans of investingating some of the code in several of the Open
> Source databasemanagers out there.
>
> Thank you,
> I really appreciate your help!
>
> Daniel Åkerud
> SoftwareEngineering, Malmö University.
> daniel_akerud@mailandnews.com
>
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