Databases : a beginner's guide / Andrew J. Oppel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oppel, Andrew J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Database design.

Database management.

Databases.

Physical Description:

xviii, 478 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

New York : McGraw-Hill, [2009]

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"Learn standard database design and management techniques applicable to any type of database. Featuring clear examples using both Microsoft Access and Oracle, Databases: A Beginner's Guide begins by showing you how to use Structured Query Language (SQL) to create and access database objects. Then, you'll discover how to implement logical design using normalization, transform the logical design into a physical database, and handle data and process modeling. You'll also get details on database security, online analytical processing (OLAP), connecting databases to applications, and integrating XML and object content into databases"--Resource description page.

Contents:

Database fundamentals

Exploring relational database components

Forms-based database queries

Introduction to SQL

The database life cycle

Database design using normalization

Data and process modeling

Physical database design

Connecting databases to the outside world

Database security

Deploying databases

Databases for online analytical processing

Integrating XML documents and objects into databases

Appendix A: Answers to self tests

Appendix B: Solutions to the Try This exercises.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612048616

9781282048614

1282048619

9780071608473

0071608478

OCLC:

688511177