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High-speed tools for Global Information Management I. Information processing and retrieval

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Abstract

The general specifications and design for a High-Speed General Information Management System, HSGIMS, to serve as the basis for a Global Information Network are given. Some of the key specifications that have been confirmed in experiments with a prototype of the HSGIMS are:

  1. (1)

    Information (or data) and Question-type (or logical data) independence.

  2. (2)

    Very small bounded search times that are independent of the amount of information that is managed and can be computed exactly.

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    A fool-proof security system that can be used to protect databases against viruses and can also be easily invoked to deny unauthorized access by users.

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    Efficient use of all storage and communications resources.

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Article Open access 05 August 2022

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De Maine, P.A.D., Bradley, K.D. High-speed tools for Global Information Management I. Information processing and retrieval. Journal of Systems Integration 6, 217–240 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02265087

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