Database System Tutorial. Volume 1

Author: Wang Nengbin
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Publish Date: 2002-08-01
Features: This book is a comprehensive, systematic, and in-depth tutorial and technical reference book on the principles of database systems. The entire book is divided into six parts and 23 chapters, with two volumes. Parts one and two are in the first volume, totaling 12 chapters; Parts three to six are in the second volume, totaling 11 chapters.
Part one is the preface, introducing the basic concepts and terminology of database systems, as well as data models. Part two provides a comprehensive introduction to relational database systems, including relational database languages, DBMS structures and data dictionaries, database storage structures, query processing and optimization, transaction management, database security and integrity constraints, triggers and active databases, data dependencies and relational schema normalization, database design, and database management. New content from the SQL:1999 standard is reflected in relevant chapters. Each chapter includes exercises, and the book concludes with a bibliography.
This book features up-to-date material, rich content, concise language, and excellent readability, making it suitable as a textbook for "Introduction to Databases," "Database Systems," or "Database Management Systems" for computer science majors or other disciplines. Some of its content can also be selected for graduate-level database courses. The book is conducive to self-study and can serve as a learning and reference resource for a broad range of technical professionals.