Title :
A natural language system and its users
Author_Institution :
ICL Mainframe Syst., Reading, UK
Abstract :
Describes the results of an ICL-internal project to produce a natural enquiry language system (NEL) by adding a PROLOG front-end to Querymaster, the standard ICL program for querying information stored in a database. Querymaster runs under VME on the ICL 2900 series and Series 39 computers. It provides access to various types of database including IDMS and conventional files, using CAFS (content addressable file store) high-speed facilities where appropriate. The user expresses his questions to Querymaster in an easy to use computer language
Keywords :
database management systems; natural languages; query languages; user interfaces; CAFS; ICL 2900 series; ICL program; ICL-internal project; IDMS; NEL; PROLOG front-end; Querymaster; Series 39 computers; VME; computer language; content addressable file store; conventional files; database; information querying; natural enquiry language system; query language;
Conference_Titel :
Natural Language Understanding, IEE Colloquium on
Conference_Location :
London
