Databases in Theory and Practice
J. A. Jones(Author)
Cengage Learning EMEA (Publisher)
Published on 14. March 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
324 pages
978-0-412-43250-7 (ISBN)
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Description
This book is concerned with mainframe databases. It examines the various advantages of database computer systems over non-database approaches and considers the necessary requirements for creating and implementing a database, using case studies to highlight the principles and techniques involved. The first part of the book looks at the basic needs for a database system in a medium to large business environment, and introduces an idealistic database architecture emphasizing the desire for logical and physical data independence. Part two considers the task of the database administrator, beginning with the task of data analysis, and examining the day to day running of the database, covering topics such as recovery, tuning and back-up. The final part looks at the various existing database systems, identifying their common elements and describing how each tackles the problems outlined earlier in the book. A long running case study, which deals with the analysis and design of a large database for a bank, is used throughout the book and was chosen specifically to be relevant to students.
This book should be of interest to HND and undergraduate students of computer science; newcomers to computing or databases.
This book is concerned with mainframe databases. It examines the various advantages of database computer systems over non-database approaches and considers the necessary requirements for creating and implementing a database, using case studies to highlight the principles and techniques involved. The first part of the book looks at the basic needs for a database system in a medium to large business environment, and introduces an idealistic database architecture emphasizing the desire for logical and physical data independence. Part two considers the task of the database administrator, beginning with the task of data analysis, and examining the day to day running of the database, covering topics such as recovery, tuning and back-up. The final part looks at the various existing database systems, identifying their common elements and describing how each tackles the problems outlined earlier in the book. A long running case study, which deals with the analysis and design of a large database for a bank, is used throughout the book and was chosen specifically to be relevant to students.
This book should be of interest to HND and undergraduate students of computer science; newcomers to computing or databases.
This book should be of interest to HND and undergraduate students of computer science; newcomers to computing or databases.
This book is concerned with mainframe databases. It examines the various advantages of database computer systems over non-database approaches and considers the necessary requirements for creating and implementing a database, using case studies to highlight the principles and techniques involved. The first part of the book looks at the basic needs for a database system in a medium to large business environment, and introduces an idealistic database architecture emphasizing the desire for logical and physical data independence. Part two considers the task of the database administrator, beginning with the task of data analysis, and examining the day to day running of the database, covering topics such as recovery, tuning and back-up. The final part looks at the various existing database systems, identifying their common elements and describing how each tackles the problems outlined earlier in the book. A long running case study, which deals with the analysis and design of a large database for a bank, is used throughout the book and was chosen specifically to be relevant to students.
This book should be of interest to HND and undergraduate students of computer science; newcomers to computing or databases.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Illustrations
appendices, bibliography, index
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-43250-7 (9780412432507)
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J. A. Jones | Simon Monk
Databases in Theory and Practice
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01/1997
2nd Edition
Cengage Learning EMEA
€50.94
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Content
Part 1: An overview. Traditional approaches to data management. General concepts. Part 2: Database administration. Conceptual view: theory. Conceptual model: practice. Logical database design. Physical database design. Integrity, security and privacy. Recovery and backup. Restructure and reorganize. Tuning the database. Data dictionary and query languages. Database administration. Part 3: Database systems CODASYL; a network approach. IMS: a hierarchical approach. DMSII: a mixture. Relational databases.