Database Design and Application
Published on 1. January 1993
Book
Hardback
750 pages
978-0-534-17052-3 (ISBN)
Description
This book aims to prepare readers for working in the real world of database management systems by giving them the most current material on leading-edge technology combined with a strong hands-on component that reflects what database professionals really do. The early chapters introduce basic relational database management system concepts, SQL, and E/R relationships. The last section covers late-breaking technology such as distributed databases and object-oriented databases. Students should come away with a working knowledge of the current database world as well as experience in building actual database systems from scratch.
This book aims to prepare readers for working in the real world of database management systems by giving them the most current material on leading-edge technology combined with a strong hands-on component that reflects what database professionals really do. The early chapters introduce basic relational database management system concepts, SQL, and E/R relationships. The last section covers late-breaking technology such as distributed databases and object-oriented databases. Students should come away with a working knowledge of the current database world as well as experience in building actual database systems from scratch.
This book aims to prepare readers for working in the real world of database management systems by giving them the most current material on leading-edge technology combined with a strong hands-on component that reflects what database professionals really do. The early chapters introduce basic relational database management system concepts, SQL, and E/R relationships. The last section covers late-breaking technology such as distributed databases and object-oriented databases. Students should come away with a working knowledge of the current database world as well as experience in building actual database systems from scratch.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Belmont, CA
United States
Publishing group
Cengage Learning, Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-534-17052-3 (9780534170523)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
File systems and databases; The relational database model; An introduction to structured query language (SQL); Entity relationship (ER) modeling; Normalization of database tables; Database design; Case 1: The university lab: conceptual design; Case 2: The university lab: conceptual design verification, logical design, and implementation; Case 2: The fixed base operator: conceptual and logical design; Transaction management; Distributed databases; Object-oriented databases and their design; Database administration; A look back: the hierarchical and network database models.