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diff --git a/db/docs/ref/intro/what.html b/db/docs/ref/intro/what.html index fd0d38028..112a03fa4 100644 --- a/db/docs/ref/intro/what.html +++ b/db/docs/ref/intro/what.html @@ -1,12 +1,12 @@ <!--$Id: what.so,v 10.23 2001/03/01 15:58:06 bostic Exp $--> -<!--Copyright 1997-2003 by Sleepycat Software, Inc.--> +<!--Copyright 1997-2004 by Sleepycat Software, Inc.--> <!--All rights reserved.--> <!--See the file LICENSE for redistribution information.--> <html> <head> <title>Berkeley DB Reference Guide: What other services does Berkeley DB provide?</title> <meta name="description" content="Berkeley DB: An embedded database programmatic toolkit."> -<meta name="keywords" content="embedded,database,programmatic,toolkit,b+tree,btree,hash,hashing,transaction,transactions,locking,logging,access method,access methods,Java,C,C++"> +<meta name="keywords" content="embedded,database,programmatic,toolkit,btree,hash,hashing,transaction,transactions,locking,logging,access method,access methods,Java,C,C++"> </head> <body bgcolor=white> <table width="100%"><tr valign=top> @@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ <h3 align=center>What other services does Berkeley DB provide?</h3> <p>Berkeley DB also provides core database services to developers. These services include:</p> -<p><dl compact> -<p><dt>Page cache management:<dd>The page cache provides fast access to a cache of database pages, +<dl compact> +<dt>Page cache management:<dd>The page cache provides fast access to a cache of database pages, handling the I/O associated with the cache to ensure that dirty pages are written back to the file system and that new pages are allocated on demand. Applications may use the Berkeley DB shared memory buffer manager to serve their own files and pages. -<p><dt>Transactions and logging:<dd>The transaction and logging systems provide recoverability and atomicity +<dt>Transactions and logging:<dd>The transaction and logging systems provide recoverability and atomicity for multiple database operations. The transaction system uses two-phase locking and write-ahead logging protocols to ensure that database operations may be undone or redone in the case of application or system failure. Applications may use Berkeley DB transaction and logging subsystems to protect their own data structures and operations from application or system failure. -<p><dt>Locking:<dd>The locking system provides multiple reader or single writer access to +<dt>Locking:<dd>The locking system provides multiple reader or single writer access to objects. The Berkeley DB access methods use the locking system to acquire the right to read or write database pages. Applications may use the Berkeley DB locking subsystem to support their own locking needs. @@ -49,6 +49,6 @@ Berkeley DB access method. As a result, developers can integrate non-database objects into their transactional applications using Berkeley DB.</p> <table width="100%"><tr><td><br></td><td align=right><a href="../intro/need.html"><img src="../../images/prev.gif" alt="Prev"></a><a href="../toc.html"><img src="../../images/ref.gif" alt="Ref"></a><a href="../intro/distrib.html"><img src="../../images/next.gif" alt="Next"></a> </td></tr></table> -<p><font size=1><a href="../../sleepycat/legal.html">Copyright (c) 1996-2003</a> <a href="http://www.sleepycat.com">Sleepycat Software, Inc.</a> - All rights reserved.</font> +<p><font size=1><a href="../../sleepycat/legal.html">Copyright (c) 1996-2004</a> <a href="http://www.sleepycat.com">Sleepycat Software, Inc.</a> - All rights reserved.</font> </body> </html> |