The Creation and Management of Database Systems

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Cover Title Page Copyright ABOUT THE EDITOR TABLE OF CONTENTS List of Figures List of Tables List of Abbreviations Preface Chapter 1 Introduction to Database Systems 1.1. Introduction 1.2. Why Databases? 1.3. Data Vs. Information 1.4. Introducing the Database 1.5. Importance of Database Design 1.6. Evolution of File System Data Processing 1.7. Problems with File System Data Processing 1.8. Database Systems References Chapter 2 Data Models 2.1. Introduction 2.2. Importance of Data Models 2.3. Data Model Basic Building Blocks 2.4. Business Rules 2.5. The Evolution of Data Models References Chapter 3 Database Environment 3.1. Introduction 3.2. Three-Level Ansi-Sparc Architecture 3.3. Database Languages 3.4. Conceptual Modeling and Data Models 3.5. Functions of a DBMS 3.6. Components of a DBMS References Chapter 4 The Relational Model 4.1. Introduction 4.2. Brief History of the Relational Model 4.3. Terminology 4.4. Integrity Constraints 4.5. Views References Chapter 5 Database Planning and Design 5.1. Introduction 5.2. The Database System Development Lifecycle 5.3. Database Planning 5.4. Definition of the System 5.5. Requirements Collection and Analysis 5.6. Database Design References Chapter 6 Data Manipulation 6.1. Introduction 6.2. Introduction to SQL 6.3. Writing SQL Commands 6.4. Data Manipulation References Chapter 7 Database Connectivity and Web Technologies 7.1. Introduction 7.2. Database Connectivity 7.3. Internet Databases 7.4. Extensible Markup Language References Chapter 8 Database Administration and Security 8.1. Introduction 8.2. The Role of a Database in an Organization 8.3. Introduction of a Database 8.4. The Evolution of Database Administration Function References Index Back Cover