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The Development of Object-Oriented Database Systems.
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The Development of Object-Oriented Database Systems Abstract Over the last few years the advent of object-oriented programming and the shortfalls that existed in database technologies with respect to the requirements of today's more complex applications have led to the development of object-oriented database systems (OODBSs). Compared to traditional relational database technology, object-oriented databases are much more powerful at modelling complex real-world problems. However, unlike relational databases, object-oriented databases are still in their formative years, and a great deal more research into the area is needed if they are take a primary role in the database market. This report presents an overview of object-oriented concepts, aims to investigate how object-oriented databases have developed, and will endeavour to identify the strengths and weaknesses that are associated with them. 1) Introduction 2 2) The Beginnings of OO 3 3) So, what is an object-oriented database? 4 4) Object-Oriented Concepts 5 5) Current Object-Oriented Database Options 6 Object-oriented Middleware 6 Relational Databases 7 Object-relational Databases 7 Object-oriented Databases 8 6) The Strengths & Weaknesses of...
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