An Overview of Computer Supported Query Formulation
Abstract
Most present day organisations make use of some automated information system. This usually means that a large body of vital corporate information is stored in these information systems. As a result, an essential function of information systems should be the support of disclosure of this information. We purposely use the term {\em information disclosure} in this context. When using the term information disclosure we envision a computer supported mechanism that allows for an easy and intuitive formulation of queries in a language that is as close to the user's perception of the universe of discourse as possible. From this point of view, it is only obvious that we do not consider a simple query mechanism where users have to enter complex queries manually and look up what information is stored in a set of relational tables. Without a set of adequate information disclosure avenues an information system becomes worthless since there is no use in storing information that will never be retrieved.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2105.09009,
title = {An Overview of Computer Supported Query Formulation},
author = {H. A. Proper},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2105.09009},
year = {2021}
}
Comments
arXiv admin note: substantial text overlap with arXiv:2102.01411