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Fundamentals of Database Systems
ISBN: 9780805317480 | 0805317481
Edition: 2ndFormat: Hardcover
Publisher: Benjamin-Cummings Publishing Company
Pub. Date: 1/1/1994
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Thoroughly updated in this edition, this book delivers a comprehensive introduction to database theory and database design, with many examples of implementation. All the important data models are covered, including entity-relationship, relational, object-oriented, hierarchical, and network, although the emphasis on relational clearly reflects its place in industry.
| Basic Concepts | |
| Databases and Databases Users | p. 1 |
| Database System Concepts and Architecture | p. 23 |
| Data Modeling Using the Entity-Relationship Approach | p. 39 |
| Record Storage and Primary File Organizations | p. 69 |
| Index Structures for Files | p. 103 |
| Relational Model, Languages, and Systems | |
| The Relational Data Model and Relational Algebra | p. 137 |
| SQL - A Relational Database Language | p. 185 |
| The Relational Calculus, QUEL, and QBE | p. 231 |
| A Relational Database Management System - DB2 | p. 259 |
| Conventional Data Models and Systems | |
| The Network Data Model and the IDMS System | p. 287 |
| The Hierarchical Data Model and the IMS System | p. 343 |
| Database Design | |
| Functional Dependencies and Normalization for Relational Databases | p. 391 |
| Relational Database Design Algorithms and Further Dependencies | p. 423 |
| Overview of the Database Design Process | p. 447 |
| System Implementation Techniques | |
| The System Catalog | p. 479 |
| Query Processing and Optimization | p. 491 |
| Transaction Processing Concepts | p. 527 |
| Concurrency Control Techniques | p. 555 |
| Recovery Techniques | p. 577 |
| Database Security and Authorization | p. 595 |
| Advanced Data Models and Emerging Trends | |
| Advanced Data Modeling Concepts | p. 611 |
| Object-Oriented Databases | p. 663 |
| Distributed Databases and Client-Server Architecture | p. 703 |
| Deductive Databases | p. 729 |
| Emerging Database Technologies and Applications | p. 761 |
| Appendix A Alternative Diagrammatic Notations | p. 801 |
| Appendix B Parameters of Disks | p. 805 |
| Appendix C Comparison of Data Models and Systems | p. 809 |
| Bibliography | p. 817 |
| Index | p. 849 |
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