An Introduction to Database Systems / Edition 7
by C. J. DateFor over 25 years, C. J. Date's An Introduction to Database Systems has been the authoritative resource for readers interested in gaining insight into and understanding of the principles of database systems. This revision continues to provide a solid grounding in the foundations of database technology and to provide some ideas as to how the field is likely to develop… See more details below
Overview
For over 25 years, C. J. Date's An Introduction to Database Systems has been the authoritative resource for readers interested in gaining insight into and understanding of the principles of database systems. This revision continues to provide a solid grounding in the foundations of database technology and to provide some ideas as to how the field is likely to develop in the future.. "Readers of this book will gain a strong working knowledge of the overall structure, concepts, and objectives of database systems and will become familiar with the theoretical principles underlying the construction of such systems.
Product Details
- ISBN-13:
- 9780201385908
- Publisher:
- Addison-Wesley
- Publication date:
- 08/28/1999
- Edition description:
- Older Edition
- Pages:
- 938
- Product dimensions:
- 7.86(w) x 9.52(h) x 1.57(d)
Table of Contents
| Preface to the Eighth Edition | ||
| Pt. I | Preliminaries | 1 |
| Ch. 1 | An Overview of Database Management | 3 |
| Ch. 2 | Database System Architecture | 33 |
| Ch. 3 | An Introduction to Relational Databases | 59 |
| Ch. 4 | An Introduction to SQL | 85 |
| Pt. II | The Relational Model | 109 |
| Ch. 5 | Types | 111 |
| Ch. 6 | Relations | 141 |
| Ch. 7 | Relational Algebra | 173 |
| Ch. 8 | Relational Calculus | 213 |
| Ch. 9 | Integrity | 253 |
| Ch. 10 | Views | 295 |
| Pt. III | Database Design | 329 |
| Ch. 11 | Functional Dependencies | 333 |
| Ch. 12 | Further Normalization I: 1NF, 2NF, 3NF, BCNF | 349 |
| Ch. 13 | Further Normalization II: Higher Normal Forms | 381 |
| Ch. 14 | Semantic Modeling | 409 |
| Pt. IV | Transaction Management | 443 |
| Ch. 15 | Recovery | 445 |
| Ch. 16 | Concurrency | 465 |
| Pt. V | Further Topics | 501 |
| Ch. 17 | Security | 503 |
| Ch. 18 | Optimization | 531 |
| Ch. 19 | Missing Information | 575 |
| Ch. 20 | Type Inheritance | 605 |
| Ch. 21 | Distributed Databases | 647 |
| Ch. 22 | Decision Support | 689 |
| Ch. 23 | Temporal Databases | 727 |
| Ch. 24 | Logic-Based Databases | 775 |
| Pt. VI | Objects, Relations, and XML | 811 |
| Ch. 25 | Object Databases | 813 |
| Ch. 26 | Object/Relational Databases | 859 |
| Ch. 27 | The World Wide Web and XML | 895 |
| Appendixes | 939 | |
| App. A | The TransRelational Model | 941 |
| App. B | SQL Expressions | 967 |
| App. C: Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Symbols | 977 | |
| App. D | Storage Structures and Access Methods | |
| Index |
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