多媒体数据库调研(国外英语资料).doc

多媒体数据库调研(国外英语资料) multimedia database 1. definitions Multimedia database is the product of the combination of database technology and multimedia technology. Multimedia databases do not package the existing data at the interface, but from the characteristics of multimedia data and information itself, and consider the problems brought about by introducing them into the database. 2. uses The multimedia database essentially solves three difficult problems. The first is the diversification of information media, not just numerical data and character data, but also to the storage, organization, use and management of multimedia data. Second, to solve the integration of multimedia data or performance integration, to achieve cross calls and integration between multimedia data, the finer the integration granularity, the stronger the performance of multimedia integration, and the greater the value of application. Third is the interaction between multimedia data and human beings. Without interaction, there will be no multimedia. To change the passivity of the traditional database query, we can behave in a multimedia way. 3. problems facing Organization and storage of databases The amount of data in the media is large and the differences among the media are great, which affects the organization and storage methods of the database. Dynamic video compression, however, still amounts to hundreds of thousands of bytes per second, even a few megabytes per second, while characters, values, and other data may be only a few bytes. Only when the data in the multimedia database is organized and the proper physical structure and logical structure are designed, can the disk be fully utilized and the application can be accessed quickly. The huge amount of data also reflects the expansion in the range support information system, obviously we cant count on a site on the storage of thousands of megabytes of data, and must be distributed through the network, the database access is a challenge in t