Evaluation and selection of file organization—a model and system

  • Authors:
  • Alfonso F. Cardenas

  • Affiliations:
  • Univ. of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles

  • Venue:
  • Communications of the ACM
  • Year:
  • 1973

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Abstract

This work first discusses the factors that affect file (data base) organization performance, an elusive subject, and then presents a methodology, a model and a programmed system to estimate primarily total storage costs and average access time of several file organizations, given a specific data base, query characterization and device-related specifications. Based on these estimates, an appropriate file structure may be selected for the specific situation. The system is a convenient tool to study file structures and to facilitate as much as possible the process of data base structure design and evaluation.