AN INTRODUCTION TO Database Systems

• Main Author: Date, C. J. (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Massachusetts Addison-Wesley 2000
• Edition: SEVENTH EDITION
• Subjects: Database management
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• Physical Description: xxii, 938 pages illustrations 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 0201385902; 0201787229; 9780201787221

For over 25 years, C. J. Date's An Introduction to Database Systems has been the authoritative resource for readers interested in gaining insight into and understanding of the principles of database systems. This exciting revision continues to provide a solid grounding in the foundations of database technology and provide some ideas as to ho the field is likely o develop in the future. The material is organized into six major parts. Part I provides a broad introduction to the concepts of database systems in general and relational systems in particular. Part II consists of a careful description of the relational model, which is the theoretical foundation for the database field as a whole. Part III discusses the theory and practice of database design. Part V shows how relational concepts are relevant to a variety of further aspects of database technology-security, distributed databases, temporal data, decision support, and so on. Finally, Part VI describes the impact of object technology on database systems.