Database Management Systems
Published on 1. January 1998
Book
Hardback
768 pages
978-0-07-050775-3 (ISBN)
Description
This introductory database text uses a hands-on approach to relational database systems, and emphasizes both conceptual and physical database design and tuning. It also covers advanced topics which can be used for a second course on databases, including: parallel and distributed database systems; transaction processing; decision support (OLAP, warehousing, data mining); object-relational systems; and active and deductive database systems. Features include: a chapter covering physical database design; a thorough treatment of implementation topics; a quantitative approach; and coverage of file organization.
More details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Weight
1330 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-050775-3 (9780070507753)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
Introduction to database systems; introduction to relational models; storing data - disks and files; introduction to file organization; tree-structured indexing; hash-based indexing; external sorting; relational algebra and calculus; SQL - the query language; creating and modifying relations in SQL; security and views; query-by-example (QBE); implementation of relational operations; relational query optimization; conceptual database design and the ER model; schema refinement and normal forms for relations; physical database design and tuning; concurrency control; crash recovery and transaction rollback; parallel and distributed databases; deductive and active databases; object-oriented and object-relational databases; decision support - data warehousing, OLAP and data mining.