Title:
Database systems : design, implementation & management
Author:
Rob, Peter.
ISBN:
9781844807321
Personal Author:
Edition:
International ed.
Publication Information:
London : Cengage Learning, ©2008.
Physical Description:
xviii, 808 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm + 1 CD-ROM
General Note:
Includes Internet access.
Previous edition: Boston, Mass.: Thomson/Course Technology, 2007.
Includes CD-ROM.
Contents:
Part I. Database Concepts. 1. Database Systems --- 2. Data Models --- 3. The Relational Database Model --- 4. Relational algebra ---- Part II. Design Concepts. 5. Entity Relationship (ER) Modeling --- 6. Advanced Data Modeling --- 7. Normalization of Database Tables ---- Part III. SQL. 8. Introduction to Structured Query language (SQL) --- 9. Advanced SQL ---- Part IV. Database Design and Implementation. 10. Database Design --- 11. Conceptual, Logical and Physical database Design ---- Part V. Database Transactions and Performance Tuning. 12. Transaction Management and Concurrency Control --- 13. Database Performance Tuning and Query Optimization ---- PART VI. Concepts of large-Scale Database Systems. 14. Distributed Database Management Systems --- 15. The Data Warehouse --- 16. Database Connectivity and Web Development ---- Appendices.
Abstract:
This new international version of Database Systems maintains its engaging writing style and brevity, its unique balance between theory and practice and its wealth of examples throughout the text, inspiring student-friendly learning at its best. This new international version includes new chapters on Relational Algebra and Physical Database Design, and UML modelling notation. It has been updated with all the latest developments and technologies and incorporates a generous number of localised and motivating business vignettes that tie the concepts to real-life situations.