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Taylor and Francis Ltd Database Systems 1st Edition 2022 Softbound by Foster, Elvis
This book provides a concise but comprehensive guide to the disciplines of database design, construction, implementation, and management. Based on the authors' professional experience in the software engineering and IT industries before making a career switch to academia, the text stresses sound database design as a necessary precursor to successful development and administration of database systems. The discipline of database systems design and management is discussed within the context of the bigger picture of software engineering. Students are led to understand from the outset of the text that a database is a critical component of a software infrastructure, and that proper database design and management is integral to the success of a software system. Additionally, students are led to appreciate the huge value of a properly designed database to the success of a business enterprise.The text was written for three target audiences. It is suited for undergraduate students of computer science and related disciplines who are pursuing a course in database systems, graduate students who are pursuing an introductory course to database, and practicing software engineers and information technology (IT) professionals who need a quick reference on database design.Database Systems: A Pragmatic Approach, 3rd Edition discusses concepts, principles, design, implementation, and management issues related to database systems. Each chapter is organized into brief, reader-friendly, conversational sections with itemization of salient points to be remembered. This pragmatic approach includes adequate treatment of database theory and practice based on strategies that have been tested, proven, and refined over several years. Features of the third edition include:Short paragraphs that express the salient aspects of each subjectBullet points itemizing important points for easy memorizationFully revised and updated diagrams and figures to illustrate concepts to enhance the student's understandingReal-world examplesOriginal methodologies applicable to database designStep-by-step, student-friendly guidelines for solving generic database systems problemsOpening chapter overviews and concluding chapter summariesDiscussion of DBMS alternatives such as the Entity-Attributes-Value model, NoSQL databases, database-supporting frameworks, and other burgeoning database technologiesA chapter with sample assignment questions and case studiesThis textbook may be used as a one-semester or two-semester course in database systems, augmented by a DBMS (preferably Oracle). After its usage, students will come away with a firm grasp of the design, development, implementation, and management of a database system. Preface. Acknowledgment. Section A PRELIMINARY TOPICS. 1 Introduction to Database Systems. 2 The Database System Environment. Section B THE RELATIONAL DATABASE MODEL. 3 Introducing 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 Reflective Look at the Relational Database Model. Section C THE STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE. 10 Overview of SQL. 11 SQL Data Definition Statements. 12 SQL Data Manipulation Statements. 13 Logical Views and System Security. 14 The System Catalog. 15 Some Limitations of SQL. Section D ADVANCED TOPICS. 16 Database Administration. 17 Distributed Database Systems. 18 Object Databases. 19 Data Warehousing. 20 Web-Accessible Databases. 21 Using Database Systems to Anchor Management Support Systems. Section E OVERVIEW OF SELECTED DBMS SUITES AND TECHNOLOGIES. 22 Overview of Oracle. 23 Overview of Db2. 24 Overview of MySQL. 25 Overview of Microsoft SQL Server. 26 Other Emerging Database Methodologies. Section F APPENDICES. Appendix 1: Review of Trees. Appendix 2: Review of Hashing. Appendix 3: Review of Information-Gathering Techniques. Appendix 4: BNF Syntax for Selected SQL Statements. Appendix 5: Sample Exercises and Examination Questions. Index.