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QuoteRef: grayJ6_2003
Group:
file system
Topic:
computer performance
Topic:
computer architecture
Topic:
file input/output
Group:
digital communication
Topic:
relational database
Topic:
abstraction in programming
Reference
Gray, J., "A conversation with Jim Gray [as interviewed by Dave Patterson]", Queue, ACM, June 2003, pp. 8-17. Google
8 ;;Quote: storage capacity doubles every year while access time improves at 10% per year; increasingly difficult to extract data
10 ;;Quote: sequential disk access is 500 times faster than random access; think of disk as a sequential device
10 ;;Quote: transfer huge databases by transfering complete computers
14 ;;Quote: Codd's relational algebra is like an algebra of punched cards; each card is a record; each step an operator, closed under composition; good abstraction
Group: file system (9 topics, 305 quotes)
Topic: computer performance (14 items)
Topic: computer architecture (46 items)
Topic: file input/output (21 items)
Group: digital communication (11 topics, 296 quotes)
Topic: relational database (35 items)
Topic: abstraction in programming (67 items)