Overview

Designed for students learning databases for the first time, Database Systems: An Application Oriented Approach, Complete Version presents the principles underlying the design and implementation of databases and database applications. This edition of the Complete Version is designed for use in either a one semester introductory database course, or a longer sequence covering advanced material on databases or transaction processing.   Chapters 1-12 cover the core material for an introductory course.   Chapters 13-26 cover advanced database topics such as Object Databases, Security, XML and Data Mining.  Chapter 25 covers Web Services topics.   A practical case study is integrated throughout giving students an opportunity to work with a rich database application and implement technical concepts such as database design, query processing and, transaction processing.   The author's have also written a introductory version of this text that is shorter, less expensive and intended for a first semester database course. It contains 12 core chapters plus additional chapters on transaction processing, software engineering issues, object-oriented databases and XML and Web Data. 

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Author:   Michael Kifer ,  Arthur Bernstein ,  Richard Lewis
Publisher:   Pearson Education (US)
Imprint:   Pearson
Edition:   2nd edition
Dimensions:   Width: 19.60cm , Height: 4.00cm , Length: 23.30cm
Weight:   1.870kg
ISBN:  

9780321268457

ISBN 10:   0321268458
Pages:   1280
Publication Date:   21 April 2005
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Replaced By:   9780321312563
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Overview of Databases and Transactions Chapter 2 The Big Picture   Chapter 3 The Relational Data Model Chapter 4 Conceptual Modeling of Databases with Entity-Relationship Diagrams and the Unified Modeling Language Chapter 5 Relational Algebra and SQL Chapter 6 Database Design with the Relational Normalization Theory Chapter 7 Triggers and Active Databases Chapter 8 Using SQL in an Application Chapter 9 Physical Data Organization and Indexing Chapter 10 The Basics of Query Processing Chapter 11 An Overview of Query Optimization Chapter 12 Database Tuning Chapter 13 Relational Calculus, Visual Query Languages, and Deductive Databases  Chapter 14 Object Databases Chapter 15 XML and Web Data Chapter 16 Distributed Databases Chapter 17 OLAP and Data Mining Chapter 18 ACID Properties of Transactions Chapter 19 Models of Transactions Chapter 20 Implementing Isolation Chapter 21 Isolation in Relational Databases Chapter 22 Atomicity and Durability Chapter 23 Architecture of Transaction Processing Systems Chapter 24 Implementing Distributed Transactions Chapter 25 Web Services Chapter 26 Security and Electronic Commerce

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