Systems Architecture 6th Edition by Stephen Burd

Exercise 1

Many organizations store all documents, such as medical records, engineering data, and patents, as graphics files. Identify commercial software products that support this form of data storage. Examine the differences between these products and more traditional data storage approaches. Concentrate on efficient use of storage space, internal data representation, and methods of data search and retrieval. What unique capabilities are possible with image-based storage and retrieval? What additional costs and hardware capabilities are required? Examine sites such as www.databankimx.com and www.knowledgetree.com.