Synopses & Reviews
Database Systems: Design, Implementation, and Management is the only book that takes students step-by-step through the entire process of database development and creation. This text provides the most comprehensive, detailed, and clear coverage of database basics, with ample exercises and problems at the end of each chapter to encourage hands-on learning. After completing this text, students will gain the marketable skills and technical background necessary to compete in tomorrow's competitive database administration marketplace. A new chapter, "Databases and the Internet," provides detailed instruction on using Cold Fusion 4.0 to create online databases.
Review
"This book is appealing because of its comprehensiveness and state-of-the-art coverage of database topics. The examples used to explain concepts in each chapter are very realistic and useful for students." - Dr. Sudha Ram, University of Arizona
About the Author
Peter Rob has 32 years experience teaching file systems, database systems design, database design, database applications development, and more. Peter¿s real-world experience includes two years as a Director of Operations at an aviation chart company, 20 years as a consultant for hands-on operations systems analysis/development and database systems design, and 15 years experience as a statistical quality control systems analysis and systems/applications developer. Carlos Coronel is currently the Lab Director for the College of Business Computer Labs at Middle Tennessee State University. He has 25 years of experience in various fields as a Database Administrator, Network Administrator, Web Manager, and Technology Specialist, and has taught courses in Web development, database design and development, and data communications at the undergraduate and graduate levels.
Table of Contents
Part 1: Database Concepts 1. Database Systems 2 Data Models Part 2: Design Concepts 3. The Relational Database Model 4. Entity-Relationship (ER) Modeling 5. Normalization of Database Tables Part 3: Advanced Design and Implementation 6. An Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) 7. Advanced SQL 8. Database Design Part 4: Advanced Database Topics 9. Transaction Management and Concurrency Control 10. Distributed Database Management Systems 11. Object Oriented Databases 12. The Data Warehouse Part 5: Databases and the Internet 13. Databases in Electronic Commerce 14. Web Database Development Part 6: Database Administration 15. Database Administration Appendices (on CD) A: Designing Databases with Visio Professional: A Tutorial B: An Introduction to Unified Modeling Language (UML) C: Database Performance Tuning D: The University Lab: Conceptual Design E: The University Lab: Conceptual Design Verification, Logical Design, and Implementation F: Client/Server Systems G: Client/Server Network Infrastructure H: The Hierarchical Database Model I: The Network Database Model