Software Prototyping in Data and Knowledge Engineering

1 The Prototyping Approach to Software Development.- 1.1 Linear Software Development.- 1.2 Software Prototyping.- 1.3 Iterative Software Development.- 1.4 The Evolutionary Perspective of Software Development.- 1.5 User-Centered Software Design and Development.- 1.6 Software Prototyping Approaches.- 1.7 Classification of Software Prototypes.- 1.8 Software Prototyping and Prototypes..- 1.9 Goals of Software Prototyping..- 1.10 Prototyping and Software Evaluation..- 1.11 Involvement and Role of Users in Software Prototyping.- 1.12 Misconceptions about Software Prototyping.- 1.13 Rules of Software Prototyping.- 1.14 Requirements for Software Prototyping Environments.- 1.15 Object-Oriented Programming and Prototyping.- 1.16 Object-Oriented CASE Tools for Prototyping.- 2 Overview of Database Technology.- 2.1 Extended Relational Databases.- 2.2 Deductive Databases.- 2.3 Object Databases.- 2.4 Active Databases.- 2.5 Temporal Databases.- 2.6 Spatial Databases.- 2.7 Multimedia Databases..- 2.8 Data Warehousing..- 2.9 Data Mining.- 3 Overview of Knowledge-Based Technology.- 3.1 Knowledge-Based Systems..- 3.2 The Challenge of Knowledge-Based Systems..- 3.3 Knowledge-Based Technology: Techniques, Tools and Methodologies.- 3.4 KBS Techniques.- 3.5 KBS Tools.- 3.6 KBS Methodologies.- 3.7 Beyond Knowledge-Based Technology: A knowledge Management Perspective.- 4 Data and Knowledge Intensive Systems.- 4.1 Computer Problem-Solving.- 5 The Prototyping Hierarchy.- 5.1 Approach and Architecture.- 5.1.1 Star Architecture.- 5.2 Reference Application..- 6 The Relational Layer.- 6.1 Relational Paradigm.- 6.2 Relational Prototyping Language.- 6.3 Prototyping by Relational Techniques.- 6.4 Prototyping the Relational Layer.- 7 The Extended Relational Layer.- 7.1 Extended Relational Paradigm.- 7.2 Extended Relational Prototyping Language..- 7.3 Prototyping by Extended Relational Techniques.- 7.4 Prototyping the Extended Relational Layer.- 8 The Deductive Layer.- 8.1 Deductive Paradigm.- 8.2 Deductive Prototyping Language.- 8.3 Prototyping by Deductive Techniques.- 8.4 Prototyping the Deductive Layer.- 9 The Object Layer.- 9.1 Object Paradigm.- 9.2 Object Prototyping Language..- 9.3 Prototyping by Object Techniques.- 9.4 Prototyping the Object Layer..- 10 The Active Layer.- 10.1 Active Paradigm.- 10.2 Active Prototyping Language.- 10.3 Prototyping by Active Techniques.- 10.4 Prototyping the Active Layer.- 11 Prototyping Techniques Integration.- 11.1 Integrated Paradigm.- 11.2 Integrated Prototyping Language.- 12 Mapping Prototypes to Relational Databases.- 12.1 Transforming Passive Rules into Active Rules.- 12.2 Mapping Schemas..- 12.3 Mapping Declarative Expressions.- 12.4 Mapping Procedural Code.- 12.5 Mapping Nonrecursive Passive Rules.- 12.6 Mapping Active Rules.- References.