Database Systems
Concepts, Management, Applications
Published on 1. November 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-0-15-500029-2 (ISBN)
Description
This work is intended for introductory database courses that cover the design and implementation of relational databases using database activities to reinforce theories. Among the cases and examples, there is an ongoing case concerning Air-West Airlines, to better depict the advantages of the relational model. The text balances two approaches for teaching database management. Mainframe and microcomputer database systems are represented equally.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Boston, MA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 24 mm
Width: 19 mm
Weight
1198 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-15-500029-2 (9780155000292)
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Content
An Overview of Database Management Systems. Data and its Representation in Database Systems. Tools and Methods for Conceptual Normalisation. The Process of Database Planning and Conceptual Models of Information Systems Planning and Development. The Airline Database: A Conceptual Design. Introduction to Relational Tables and SQL Retrieval. Section I: Relational Tables and SQL. Section II: Advanced Applications Using SQL. Implementing a Relational Database. Client-Server Application Development. Embedded SQL Programming for Client-Server Applications. Control and Administration of Database Systems. Physical Organisation for Database Systems. Distributed Database Systems. Object-Oriented Database Systems. The Hierarchical Model-IMS. The Network Data Model. Appendices. Glossary. Index.