Title :
Why merge?-An examination of disk sorting strategy
Author_Institution :
Priory Lodge, Old Windsor, Berks, England.
fDate :
4/1/1985 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The aims of random access sorting are examined, the usual practice of merging strings is criticized, and an algorithm is described which embodies the proposed strategy.
Keywords :
Control systems; Delay; Merging; Operating systems; Sorting; Disk sorting; external sorting; merge sort;
Journal_Title :
Computers, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TC.1985.5009393