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Context Structures/Versioning: A Survey

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On Knowledge Base Management Systems

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Complex system descriptions, for example, a design database or an expert system’s knowledge base, will evolve over time. As these descriptions evolve, flew versions of their components are created and organized into new configurations. We introduce the terminology, give examples of how versions arise, and review some proposed mechanisms for organizing complex descriptions across time. Some issues are the granularity of changes stored, simultaneity of access to different versions, and tradeoffs between storage requirements and ability to back up.

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  1. Xerox PARC, USA

    D. G. Bobrow

  2. University of California, Berkeley, USA

    R. H. Katz

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  1. Computer Corporation of America, 4 Cambridge Center, 02142, Cambridge, MA, USA

    Micheal L. Brodie

  2. Department of Computer Science, University of Toronto, M5S IA4, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    John Mylopoulos

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Bobrow, D.G., Katz, R.H. (1986). Context Structures/Versioning: A Survey. In: Brodie, M.L., Mylopoulos, J. (eds) On Knowledge Base Management Systems. Topics in Information Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4980-1_35

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