Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management 2nd Ed. / Edition 2

Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation and Management 2nd Ed. / Edition 2

by Thomas Connolly, Anne Strachan, Carolyn Begg, Carolyn E. Begg, Carolyn Begg
     
 

ISBN-10: 0201342871

ISBN-13: 9780201342871

Pub. Date: 08/12/1998

Publisher: Addison-Wesley

Database Systems, Second Edition provides a strong foundation in good design practice. Using an accessible, step-by-step approach, students will master a database methodology. Then, the authors apply this methodology to worked examples so students learn to design and build applications using a leading commercial database system. Also, a central, realistic case

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Overview

Database Systems, Second Edition provides a strong foundation in good design practice. Using an accessible, step-by-step approach, students will master a database methodology. Then, the authors apply this methodology to worked examples so students learn to design and build applications using a leading commercial database system. Also, a central, realistic case study is integrated throughout the text to provide an understanding of the issues involved. This new edition will build on the clear, accessible presentation of the successful first edition.

New to the Second Edition

  • Includes additional and simplified examples.
  • Features new material on distributed databases including interactions with web-based data.
  • Contains new material on object-oriented databases that covers the latest ODBM standards.
  • Illustrates concepts with screen shots from Accesso.
  • Offers new coverage of query processing and optimization, data mining, data warehouses, multimedia databases, and the Internet.


Product Details

ISBN-13:
9780201342871
Publisher:
Addison-Wesley
Publication date:
08/12/1998
Series:
International Computer Science Series
Edition description:
Older Edition
Pages:
1093
Product dimensions:
7.37(w) x 9.06(h) x 1.94(d)

Table of Contents

Preface vii
Part One Background 3(146)
1 Introduction to Databases
3(35)
2 Database Environment
38(33)
3 The Relational Model
71(40)
4 Database Planning, Design, and Administration
111(38)
Part Two Methodology 149(234)
5 Entity-Relationship Modeling
149(42)
6 Normalization
191(34)
7 Methodology--Conceptual Database Design
225(17)
8 Methodology--Logical Database Design for Relational Model
242(26)
9 Methodology--Physical Database Design for Relational Databases
268(37)
10 Conceptual Database Design Methodology--Worked Example
305(22)
11 Logical Database Design Methodology--Worked Example
327(25)
12 Physical Database Design Methodology--Worked Example
352(31)
Part Three Database Languages 383(148)
13 SQL
383(57)
14 Advanced SQL
440(64)
15 Query-By-Example (QBE)
504(27)
Part Four Selected Database Issues 531(114)
16 Security
531(26)
17 Transaction Management
557(46)
18 Query Processing
603(42)
Part Five Current Trends 645(210)
19 Distributed DBMSs--Concepts and Design
645(42)
20 Distributed DBMSs--Advanced Concepts
687(41)
21 Introduction to Object DBMSs
728(26)
22 Object-Oriented DBMSs
754(55)
23 Object-Relational DBMSs
809(46)
Part Six Future Trends 855(118)
24 Web Technology and DBMSs
855(57)
25 Data Warehousing
912(36)
26 OLAP and Data Mining
948(25)
Appendices 973(81)
A The Wellmeadows Hospital Case Study 973(9)
B File Organization and Storage Structures 982(16)
C Network Data Model 998(17)
D Hierarchical Data Model 1015(13)
E Comparison of Network, Hierarchical, and Relational Database Systems 1028(5)
F Summary of the Database Design Methodology for Relational Databases 1033(6)
G Example Web Scripts 1039(15)
References 1054(8)
Further Reading 1062(7)
Index 1069

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