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Operating system support for database management

Michael Stonebraker
- 01 Jul 1981 - 
- Vol. 24, Iss: 7, pp 412-418
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In this article, several operating system services are examined with a view toward their applicability to support of database management functions, including buffer pool management, file system, scheduling, process management, and interprocess communication.
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Several operating system services are examined with a view toward their applicability to support of database management functions. These services include buffer pool management; the file system; scheduling, process management, and interprocess communication; and consistency control.

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