Most operations of the relational algebra or SQL require a sorted stream of tuples for efficient processing. Therefore, processing complex relational queries relies on efficient a...
The energy efficiency of computer systems is an important concern in a variety of contexts. In data centers, reducing energy use improves operating cost, scalability, reliability,...
Suzanne Rivoire, Mehul A. Shah, Parthasarathy Rang...
Current object database management systems support user-defined conversion functions to update the database once the schema has been modified. Two main strategies are possible whe...
External sorting--the process of sorting a file that is too large to fit into the computer's internal memory and must be stored externally on disks--is a fundamental subroutin...