A quasi-distributed architecture for database management systems

Authors:
A. L. Tharp;E. A. Middleton
Affiliations:
Computer Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina;Computer Science Department, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina
Venue:
CSC '89 Proceedings of the 17th conference on ACM Annual Computer Science Conference
Year:
1989

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Abstract

This paper describes a new architecture for database management systems. This quasi-distributed architecture is a compromise between the traditional centralized architecture and the more recent distributed architecture. As such it provides benefits over both architectures but also has limitations when compared with them. The quasi-distributed architecture is made possible from recent advances in computer technology: it uses economical workstations to place more of the processing at remote sites, and it uses the increased storage capacity of CD-ROMs, WORMs and hard disks to store more data closer to where it will be used. The paper gives an overview of the quasi-distributed architecture and discusses its advantages, disadvantages, and limitations. Although it is not a general purpose architecture, it is suitable for certain situations.