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Database management systems / Patricia Ward and George Dafoulas.

By: Ward, Patricia.
Contributor(s): Dafoulas, George.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: FastTrack.Publisher: London ; Australia : Thomson, c2006Description: xiv, 334 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 1844804526; 9781844804528.Subject(s): Database management | Computers and IT | Educational: IT & computing, ICT | DatabasesDDC classification: 005.74 WAR Summary: This text provides an introduction to database systems for computing students. Designed to cover a one semester course, topic coverage features examples using Oracle 10g and practical guidelines. The material is grounded in modern enterprise infrastructure where databases need to link to a Web front end.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This is a modern, concise and accessible introduction to database systems for computing students. Designed to cover a one semester course, core topic coverage is motivated by plenty of examples (using Oracle 10g) and practical guidelines. The material is up-to-date and grounded in today ,'s modern enterprise infrastructure where databases need to link to a Web front end. Providing concise yet full coverage for a one semester course, the examples and activities are efficient exam preparation tools for computing students on a database course. Developed with support from Middlesex University Press and Global Campus.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 329) and index.

This text provides an introduction to database systems for computing students. Designed to cover a one semester course, topic coverage features examples using Oracle 10g and practical guidelines. The material is grounded in modern enterprise infrastructure where databases need to link to a Web front end.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Object-oriented database concepts
  • 3 Object-oriented and object-relational models
  • 4 Advanced SQL
  • 5 PL/SQL
  • 6 Transaction management and concurrency control techniques
  • 7 Distributed database systems
  • 8 Web database connectivity
  • 9 Query processing and optimization
  • 10 Backup and recovery
  • 11 Data warehousing
  • 12 Appendices