DEDUCTIVE DATABASES - WHERE TO NOW?
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1990-01-01
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Deductive databases result from the integration of
relational database and logic programming techniques. It combines
the benefits of these two approaches, such as representational
and operational uniformity, deductive power, efficient secondary
storage access, etc. However, significant problems remain inherent
in this synthesis. There are three broad areas where problems are
apparent. The first problem area is how to naturally represent
objects, complex objects and inheritance information. The second
problem area is how to naturally deal with higher-order features
in deductive databases. The last is the area of updates. The paper
discusses these problems, surveys some of the attempts that have
been made towards solving these problems and prepares an integrated
framework for solving them.
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Computer Science