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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.
Database Systems: A Pragmatic Approach provides a comprehensive yet concise introduction to the theory and practice of database systems as they are used in corporate software development.
Autorentext
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.
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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.
Inhalt
Part I: Preliminary Topics
Introduction to Database Systems
The Database System Environment
Part II: The Relational Database Model
The Relational Model
Integrity Rules and Normalization
Database Modeling and Design
Database User Interface Design
Relational Algebra
Relational Calculus
Relational System a Closer Look
Part III: Structured Query Language
Overview of SQL
SQL Definition Statements
SQL Data Manipulation Statements
Logical Views and Security
The System Catalog
Some Limitations of SQL
Part IV: Some Commonly Used DBMS Suites
Overview of Oracle
Overview of DB2
Overview of Microsoft SQL Server
Overview of Gupta Team Developer and MySQL
Overview of Borland Delphi
Part V: Advanced Topics
Database Administration
Distributed Database Systems
Object Databases
Data Warehousing and Information Extraction
Web-Accessible Databases
Part VI: Final Preparations
Sample Exercises and Examination Questions
Part VII: Appendices
A. Review of Trees
B. Review of Hashing
C. Review of Information Gathering Techniques