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CURTICE, ROBERT M. – 1966
GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS INVOLVED IN THE DESIGN OF FILE ORGANIZATIONS FOR INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS ARE DISCUSSED. THE QUESTION OF INVERTED FILE AND SERIAL FILE SEARCHING ON MAGNETIC TAPE IS REVIEWED. BASED ON FORMULAS CONCERNING INDEX TERM USAGE, IT IS SHOWN FOR A SPECIFIC COLLECTION THAT SEARCHING THE SERIAL FILE IS MORE EFFICIENT THAN…
Descriptors: Computer Programs, Computer Storage Devices, Digital Computers, Indexes
