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Database management systems

"Database Management Systems (DBMS) is a must for any course in database systems or file organization. DBMS provides a hands-on approach to relational database systems, with an emphasis on practical topics such as indexing methods, SQL, and database design. New to this edition are the early cov...

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Main Author: Ramakrishnan, Raghu
Other Authors: Gehrke, Johannes
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston McGraw-Hill 2000.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Database management.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Basics. 1. Introduction to Database Systems. 2. The Entity-Relationship Model. 3. The Relational Model
  • Pt. II. Relational Queries. 4. Relational Algebra and Calculus. 5. SQL: Queries, Programming, Triggers. 6. Query-by-Example (QBE)
  • Pt. III. Data Storage and Indexing. 7. Storing Data: Disks and Files. 8. File Organizations and Indexes. 9. Tree-Structured Indexing. 10. Hash-Based Indexing
  • Pt. IV. Query Evaluation. 11. External Sorting. 12. Evaluation of Relational Operators. 13. Introduction to Query Optimization. 14. A Typical Relational Query Optimizer
  • Pt. V. Database Design. 15. Schema Refinement and Normal Forms. 16. Physical Database Design and Tuning. 17. Security
  • Pt. VI. Transaction Management. 18. Transaction Management Overview. 19. Concurrency Control. 20. Crash Recovery
  • Pt. VII. Advanced Topics. 21. Parallel and Distributed Databases. 22. Internet Databases. 23. Decision Support. 24. Data Mining. 25. Object-Database Systems. 26. Spatial Data Management. 27. Deductive Databases. 28. Additional Topics
  • A. Database Design Case Study: The Internet Shop
  • B. The Minibase Software.

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