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Foil 17 Web-Database Synergy

From Web Technology Overview CPS616 Basic Information Track for Computational Science -- Winter-Spring Semester 96. by Geoffrey Fox * See also color IMAGE

Database techniques used in Web technology: data storage; data caching; index searching; data processing
Networking techniques used in distributed database technology: distributed database; two-phase commit; data replication; client/server model
Web server integrated with database is enhanced with:
  • Powerful backend text searching engine for complex queries
  • Representation and organization of (often complex) logical relationships among many information entities
  • Optimizable search performance in large information systems
  • Real time creation of up-to-date HTML documents
Database server linked to web server is enhanced with:
  • Ability to share data globally for maximum information dissemination
  • Ability to add data globally for remote collaborations
  • Transparent Web browser interface for remote database server access
  • Universal Web interface supports hypertext-added data retrieval
  • Integrated multi-media information system


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