Multimedia Database.pptVIP

MM Database Multimedia Database Chapter 9, Principles of Multimedia Database Systems. V.S. Subrahmanian, 1998 What is a Multimedia DBMS? A multimedia database management system (MM-DBMS) is a framework that manages different types of data potentially represented in a wide diversity of formats on a wide array of media sources. Like the traditional DBMS, MM-DBMS should address requirements: Integration Data items do not need to be duplicated for different programs Data independence Separate the database and the management from the application programs Concurrency control allows concurrent trans