gtpc3m1c | Concepts and Structures |
The organization of data is important to the TPF system. The performance objectives of the TPF system must be achieved while, regardless of the actual physical database structure, allowing the applications to access data as simple, logical structures. In meeting these objectives, the TPF system assumes the responsibility of allocating sets of data to physical devices and for converting data references to physical locations.
Some of the factors, that must be considered with regard to data organization in the TPF system are:
This chapter introduces the strategy and techniques used by the TPF system for data organization in the following areas: