Title :
Exploiting coarse grained parallelism in database applications
Author :
Grimshaw, A.S. ; Pfaltz, J.L. ; French, J.C. ; Son, S.H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. Sci., Virginia Univ., Charlottesville, VA, USA
Abstract :
An approach to exploiting coarse-grained parallelism in database applications is presented. This approach combines the database facilities of ADAMS with the dependency detection and parallel execution facilities of Mentat. The approach to providing mode-two parallelism is to make changes behind the ADAMS language interface, thus insulating users from the changes in operating environment. In addition, by merging with a mature parallel/distributed computing technology, it has been possible to capitalize on existing software to provide these facilities and avoid building them from scratch
Keywords :
database management systems; parallel processing; ADAMS; Mentat; coarse grained parallelism; database applications; dependency detection; operating environment; parallel execution facilities; Application software; Computer science; Database systems; Environmental management; Parallel processing; Programming profession; Relational databases; Solids; Wheels; Writing;
Conference_Titel :
Databases, Parallel Architectures and Their Applications,. PARBASE-90, International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Miami Beach, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2035-8
DOI :
10.1109/PARBSE.1990.77190
