The strong partial transitive-closure problem: algorithms and performance evaluation

The development of efficient algorithms to process the different forms of transitive-closure (TC) queries within the context of large database systems has recently attracted a large volume of research efforts. In this paper, we present two new algorithms suitable for processing one of these forms, t...

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Published in:IEEE transactions on knowledge and data engineering Vol. 8; no. 4; pp. 617 - 629
Main Authors: Toroslu, I.H., Qadah, G.Z.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New York, NY IEEE 01.08.1996
IEEE Computer Society
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Computational modeling
Computer science; control theory; systems
Context modeling
Costs
Database systems
Deductive databases
Exact sciences and technology
Information systems. Data bases
Logic
Memory organisation. Data processing
Software
Tree graphs
Performance evaluation
Transitive closure
Tree(graph)
Deductive database
Database query
Database
Recursive method
Data processing
Fast algorithm
Search algorithm
ISSN:1041-4347
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Summary:The development of efficient algorithms to process the different forms of transitive-closure (TC) queries within the context of large database systems has recently attracted a large volume of research efforts. In this paper, we present two new algorithms suitable for processing one of these forms, the so called strong partially instantiated transitive closure, in which one of the query's arguments is instantiated to a set of constants and the processing of which yields a set of tuples that draw their values from both of the query's instantiated and uninstantiated arguments. These algorithms avoids the redundant computations and high storage cost found in a number of similar algorithms. Using simulation, this paper compares the performance of the new algorithms with those found in literature and shows clearly the superiority of the new algorithms.
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ISSN:1041-4347
DOI:10.1109/69.536254