Elvis Foster, Shripad Godbole

Database Systems (eBook, PDF)

A Pragmatic Approach

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apress
• Seitenzahl: 556
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781484208779
• Artikelnr.: 43786713

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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