Relational Database Design and Implementation

Suitable for professionals interested in honing their skills in database design, implementation, and administration, this book provides practical information necessary to develop a design and management scheme that ensures data accuracy and user satisfaction while optimizing performance, regardless of experience level or choice of DBMS.

Autorentext

Jan L. Harrington, the author of 30 books, including SQL, Clearly Explained (Academic Press), has been writing about databases since 1984. She is a professor and chair of the department of computer science and information systems at Marist College, where she teaches database design and management, object-oriented programming, data communications, and computer architecture.

Klappentext

Fully updated and expanded, Relational Database Design and Implementation, 3e is the most effective introduction available for IT/IS professionals interested in honing their skills in database design, implementation, and administration. This book provides the conceptual and practical information necessary to develop a design and management scheme that ensures data accuracy and user satisfaction while optimizing performance, regardless of experience level or choice of DBMS.Supporting the book's step-by-step instruction are three NEW case studies illustrating database planning, analysis, design, and management practices. In addition, an entirely NEW section is devoted to database implementation and management issues.

Zusammenfassung

"I think this book addresses database designers and database professionals quite well. The book also is well-suited to be used for an introductory course on database management." --Craig Mullins, Corporate Technologist, NEON Enterprise Software

"The book uses straightforward language to present different concepts related to the design and implementation of relational databases. Although it does not include exercises, it could be used as a textbook in a database course. While it is difficult nowadays for a book on databases to stand out among the popular and excellent ones already available, I want to emphasize what I consider a key contribution of this book: it is illustrated with real-world examples and includes clear explanations that will help readers understand the design process. In this sense, the three case studies included are particularly valuable." --Computing Reviews

Inhalt
Part One: IntroductionChapter 1: The Database EnvironmentChapter 2: Systems Analysis and Database RequirementsPart Two: Database Design TheoryChapter 3: Why Good Design MattersChapter 4: Entities and RelationshipsChapter 5: The Relational Data ModelChapter 6: NormalizationChapter 7: Database Structure and Performance TuningChapter 8: Codd's Rules for Relational Database DesignPart Three: Relational Design PracticeChapter 9: Using SQL to Implement a Relational DesignChapter 10: Using CASE Tools for Database DesignChapter 11: Database Design Case Study #1:Database Design Case Study #1: Mighty-Mite MotorsChapter 12: Database Design Case Study #2: East Coast AquariumChapter 13: Database Design Case Study #3: SmartMartPart Four: Database Implementation IssuesChapter 14: Concurrency ControlChapter 15: Database SecurityChapter 16: Data WarehousingChapter 17: Data QualityChapter 18: XMLAppendix A: Historical Antecedents