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Foil 41 Illustra Database System -- Object-Relational DBMS

From Overview of VRML SC95 Tutorial on Web Technologies -- December 4,95. by NPAC Team * See also color IMAGE

The features typical of Relational DBMS:
  • Data access via standard SQL
  • Standard security controls
  • Full server-enforced data integrity
  • Transactions and recovery
  • Performance and scalability
Features typical of object-oriented database technologies:
  • Ability to create any data types
  • Optimized access to rich data types
  • Encapsulation, inheritance, polymorphism
  • Direct data access through Object IDs



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