Book Description

This second edition has been thoroughly updated to instruct readers on the design of fast and flexible file structures. It includes coverage of file structures in a UNIX environment, in addition to a new and substantial appendix on CD-ROM. Other modern file structures such as extendible hashing methods are also explored. This book develops a framework for approaching the design of systems to store and retrieve information on magnetic disks and other mass storage devices. It provides a fundamental collection of tools that any user needs in order to design intelligent, cost-effective, and appropriate solutions to file structure problems.