Database Systems

A Pragmatic Approach

Elvis Foster, Shripad Godbole (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

556 Seiten

2014 | 1st ed.
Apress (Verlag)
978-1-4842-0878-6 (ISBN)

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Database Systems: A Pragmatic Approach is a classroom textbook for use by students who are learning about relational databases, and the professors who teach them. It discusses the database as an essential component of a software system, as well as a valuable, mission critical corporate resource. The book is based on lecture notes that have been tested and proven over several years, with outstanding results. It also exemplifies mastery of the technique of combining and balancing theory with practice, to give students their best chance at success. Upholding his aim for brevity, comprehensive coverage, and relevance, author Elvis C. Foster's practical and methodical discussion style gets straight to the salient issues, and avoids unnecessary fluff as well as an overkill of theoretical calculations.

The book discusses concepts, principles, design, implementation, and management issues of databases. Each chapter is organized systematically into brief, reader-friendly sections, with itemization of the important points to be remembered. It adopts a methodical and pragmatic approach to solving database systems problems. Diagrams and illustrations also sum up the salient points to enhance learning. Additionally, the book includes a number of Foster's original methodologies that add clarity and creativity to the database modeling and design experience while making a novel contribution to the discipline. Everything combines to make Database Systems: A Pragmatic Approach an excellent textbook for students, and an excellent resource on theory for the practitioner.

Elvis C. Foster is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Keene State College, New Hampshire. He holds a Bachelor of Science (BS.) in Computer Science and Electronics, as well as a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Computer Science (specializing in strategic information systems and database systems) from University of the West Indies, Mona Jamaica. Dr. Foster has over 22 years of combined experience as a software engineer, information technology executive and consultant, and computer science educator.

Part I: Preliminary Topics 1. Introduction to Database Systems 2. The Database System Environment Part II: The Relational Database Model 3. The Relational Model 4. Integrity Rules and Normalization 5. Database Modeling and Design 6. Database User Interface Design 7. Relational Algebra 8. Relational Calculus 9. Relational System a Closer Look Part III: Structured Query Language 10. Overview of SQL 11. SQL Definition Statements 12. SQL Data Manipulation Statements 13. Logical Views and Security 14. The System Catalog 15. Some Limitations of SQL Part IV: Some Commonly Used DBMS Suites 16. Overview of Oracle 17. Overview of DB2 18. Overview of Microsoft SQL Server 19. Overview of Gupta Team Developer and MySQL 20. Overview of Borland Delphi Part V: Advanced Topics 21. Database Administration 22. Distributed Database Systems 23. Object Databases 24. Data Warehousing and Information Extraction 25. Web-Accessible Databases Part VI: Final Preparations 26. Sample Exercises and Examination Questions Part VII: Appendices A. Review of Trees B. Review of Hashing C. Review of Information Gathering Techniques

Zusatzinfo	500 Illustrations, black and white; XXXI, 556 p. 500 illus.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik ► Datenbanken
Themenwelt	Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Algorithmen
ISBN-10	1-4842-0878-1 / 1484208781
ISBN-13	978-1-4842-0878-6 / 9781484208786
Zustand	Neuware