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Database management systems : designing and building business applications / Gerald V. Post.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : Irwin/McGraw-Hill, c1999.Description: xx, 508 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 0072898933
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 005.74 POS
Contents:
Introduction 2 (23) PART 1 Systems Design 25 (98) Database Design 26 (37) Data Normalization 63 (60) PART 2 Queries 123 (66) Data Queries 124 (33) Advanced Queries and Subqueries 157 (32) Appendix: SQL Syntax 187 (2) PART 3 Applications 189 (132) Forms and Reports 190 (41) Calculations and Data Manipulation 231 (46) Appendix: Introduction to Programming 267 (10) Application Development 277 (44) Appendix: Database Applications in Visual Basic 310 (11) PART 4 Database Administration 321 (60) Physical Design 322 (29) Database Administration 351 (30) PART 5 Distribution and Integration of Data 381 (63) Distributed Databases and the Internet 382 (36) Appendix: Introduction to Oracle PL/SQL 412 (6) Object-Oriented Databases and Integrated Applications 418 (26) APPENDIX 444 (39) Database Projects 444 (39) Glossary 483 (17) Index 500
Summary: Post takes a hands-on, applications-oriented--not a theory oriented--approach to DBMS focusing on teaching students how to evaluate a business situation & apply a solution by building a database application. The text contains in-depth coverage of two crucial topics for building databases: database design (normalization) & Structured Query Language-SQL (queries). Post includes many examples, exercises, & 2 sample databases to give students plenty of hands-on practice
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction
2 (23)
PART 1 Systems Design 25 (98)
Database Design
26 (37)
Data Normalization
63 (60)
PART 2 Queries 123 (66)
Data Queries
124 (33)
Advanced Queries and Subqueries
157 (32)
Appendix: SQL Syntax
187 (2)
PART 3 Applications 189 (132)
Forms and Reports
190 (41)
Calculations and Data Manipulation
231 (46)
Appendix: Introduction to Programming
267 (10)
Application Development
277 (44)
Appendix: Database Applications in Visual Basic
310 (11)
PART 4 Database Administration 321 (60)
Physical Design
322 (29)
Database Administration
351 (30)
PART 5 Distribution and Integration of Data 381 (63)
Distributed Databases and the Internet
382 (36)
Appendix: Introduction to Oracle PL/SQL
412 (6)
Object-Oriented Databases and Integrated Applications
418 (26)
APPENDIX 444 (39)
Database Projects
444 (39)
Glossary 483 (17)
Index 500

Post takes a hands-on, applications-oriented--not a theory oriented--approach to DBMS focusing on teaching students how to evaluate a business situation & apply a solution by building a database application. The text contains in-depth coverage of two crucial topics for building databases: database design (normalization) & Structured Query Language-SQL (queries). Post includes many examples, exercises, & 2 sample databases to give students plenty of hands-on practice

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