Database Systems: A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management, Global Edition, 6th edition

Published by Pearson (April 17, 2015) © 2015

  • Thomas Connolly University of Paisley
  • Carolyn Begg Paisley University
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Part 1 Background

  • Chapter 1 Introduction to Databases
  • Database Environment
  • Database Architectures and the Web

Part 2 The Relational Model and Languages

  • Chapter 4 The Rational Model
  • Chapter 5 Relational Algebra and Relational Calculus
  • Chapter 6 SQL: Data Manipulation
  • Chapter 7 SQL: Data Definition
  • Chapter 8 Advanced SQL
  • Chapter 9 Object-Relational DBMSs

Part 3 Database Analysis and Design

  • Chapter 10 Database System Development Lifecycle
  • Chapter 11 Database Analysis and the DreamHome Case Study
  • Chapter 12 Entity-Relationship Modeling
  • Chapter 13 Enhanced Entity-Relationship Modeling
  • Chapter 14 Normalization
  • Chapter 15 Advanced Normalization

Part 4 Methodology

  • Chapter 16 Methodology – Conceptual Database Design
  • Chapter 17 Methodology – Logical Database Design for the Relational Model
  • Chapter 18 Methodology – Physical Database Design for Relational Databases
  • Chapter 19 Methodology – Monitoring and Tuning the Operational System

Part 5 Selected Database Issues

  • Chapter 20 Security and Administration
  • Chapter 21 Professional, Legal, and Ethical Issues in Data Management
  • Chapter 22 Transaction Management
  • Chapter 23 Query Processing

Part 6 Distributed DBMSs and Replication

  • Chapter 24 Distributed DBMSs – Concepts and Design
  • Chapter 25 Distributed DBMSs – Advanced Concepts
  • Chapter 26 Replication and Mobile Databases

Part 7 Object DBMSs

  • Chapter 27 Object-Oriented DBMSs – Concepts and Design
  • Chapter 28 Object-Oriented DBMSs – Standard Systems

Part 8 The Web and DBMSs

  • Chapter 29 Web Technology and DBMSs
  • Chapter 30 Semistructured Data and XML

Part 9 Business Intelligence

  • Chapter 31 Data Warehousing Concepts
  • Chapter 32 Data Warehousing Design
  • Chapter 33 OLAP
  • Chapter 34 Data Mining

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