Phil,
Since the Knowledge Representation area of discourse is the only one
you feel comfortable committing to for a distinction, could you answer
the question (within the KR area of discourse) what you think is the answer
to Alexander Castro's original question about the
"difference between a DB and a knowledge base" ? (01)
Dave Whitten
713-870-3834 (02)
On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 2:35 PM, Phil Murray <pcmurray2000@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> And the term "knowledgebase" is used *very* loosely outside of Knowledge
> Representation, sometimes implying little more than a searchable text
> resource. So a lot of folks will need a very clear basic explanation of
> what *you* mean by the term.
>
> Phil Murray
>
> Matthew West wrote:
>> Dear David and Alexander,
>> Hmmm. Well to my mind the biggest difference is not to do with operations
>> and logic, SQL is very competent. The key difference is that a database has
>> a structure that is defined at database definition time, and data that is
>> added at runtime. On the other hand, a knowledge base has minimal structure,
>> and is defined by the type of knowledge base used. None of this has much to
>> do with what you can do with the different approaches, and a lot of things
>> you can do with either. A database is likely to be more efficient when there
>> are a lot of records with the same structure to be stored and referred to. A
>> knowledgebase is likely to be more efficient when flexibility in structure
>> is what is required.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Matthew West
>> Information Junction
>> Mobile: +44 750 3385279
>> Skype: dr.matthew.west
>> matthew.west@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> http://www.informationjunction.co.uk/
>> https://www.matthew-west.org.uk/
>> This email originates from Information Junction Ltd. Registered in England
>> and Wales No. 6632177.
>> Registered office: 8 Ennismore Close, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire,
>> SG6 2SU.
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> [mailto:ontolog-forum-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of David Whitten
>> Sent: 06 January 2015 17:07
>> To: [ontolog-forum]
>> Subject: Re: [ontolog-forum] knowledge base and DBs
>>
>> In my mind, one of the big differences between a database (db) and a
>> knowledge base (kb):
>>
>> a databases store information, and may actually include calculated
>> information that is dependent on the stored information. Basically, a
>> storage facility for known facts.
>>
>> a knowledge base includes all that is in a database but also includes the
>> activity of inference from information, and has a far more sophisticated
>> model of hierarchical categories of information. A knowledge base also
>> includes all the standard First Order Predicate Calculus operations: AND OR
>> NOT FORALL THEREEXISTS as well. Knowledge bases handle infinite groups of
>> facts as it were.
>>
>> Does anyone have something to add to this?
>>
>> Dave Whitten
>> 713-870-3834
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 11:33 AM, Alexander Garcia Castro
>> <alexgarciac@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi all, I am having some troubles explaining the difference between a
>>> DB and a knowledge base, can someone let me know the difference?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Alexander Garcia
>>> http://www.alexandergarcia.name/
>>> http://www.usefilm.com/photographer/75943.html
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgarciac
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> _________________________________________________________________
>>> Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
>>> Config Subscr: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/
>>> Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/ Community Wiki:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/ To join:
>>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J
>>>
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
>> Config Subscr: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/
>> Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/ Community Wiki:
>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/ To join:
>> http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J
>>
>>
>>
>> _________________________________________________________________
>> Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
>> Config Subscr: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/
>> Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/
>> Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/
>> To join: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J
>>
>>
>
>
> _________________________________________________________________
> Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
> Config Subscr: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/
> Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/
> Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/
> To join: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J
> (03)
_________________________________________________________________
Message Archives: http://ontolog.cim3.net/forum/ontolog-forum/
Config Subscr: http://ontolog.cim3.net/mailman/listinfo/ontolog-forum/
Unsubscribe: mailto:ontolog-forum-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Shared Files: http://ontolog.cim3.net/file/
Community Wiki: http://ontolog.cim3.net/wiki/
To join: http://ontolog.cim3.net/cgi-bin/wiki.pl?WikiHomePage#nid1J (04)
|