Computer scientists say it's time to start looking at treatment of data waste
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
(PhysOrg.com) -- As anyone who has ever used a Windows based computer for any length of time knows, the longer you have it, the slower it goes; this is because of the accumulation of data files and entries in system logs; information that in many cases isnt really necessary. Thus, our computers slow down due to the accumulation of "waste." Now, two computer scientists from Johns Hopkins University have published a paper on arXiv, where they argue that data waste management on computer systems could, and should be handled similarly to the way physical-world waste is managed.