Title :
A classification of transaction processing systems
Author :
Leff, Avraham ; Pu, Calton
Author_Institution :
Columbia Univ., New York, NY, USA
fDate :
6/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The problems in building a transaction processing system are discussed, and it is shown that the difficulties are a function of specific attributes of the underlying database system. A model of a transaction processing system is presented, and five system dimensions important in classifying transaction processing systems-the process, machine, heterogeneity, data, and site components-are introduced. The specific problems posed by various combinations of system characteristics are analyzed. The evolution of transaction processing systems are described in terms of the framework.<>
Keywords :
database management systems; transaction processing; data; database; transaction processing system; Application software; Concurrent computing; Data models; Database languages; Database systems; Hardware; Indexing; Query processing; Spatial databases; Transaction databases;
