Database Systems and Applications

Author: Cui Wei
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Publish Date: 2003-07-01
Features: This book can serve as a textbook for database courses in related fields such as computer science, information management, and information systems at higher education institutions. It is also suitable for technical personnel, engineering professionals, and others engaged in computer software development, database application, management, and development. This book is part of the "Beijing Higher Education Excellent Teaching Material Project."
This book is a revised edition based on the previous version. Compared to the previous version, it has undergone appropriate adjustments in its overall structure and includes new content added in line with the development of database technology. In terms of scientific rigor, completeness, practicality, and teaching usability, this edition represents certain improvements over the previous version.
The book covers topics such as database fundamentals, database systems, database design, database applications, and new database technologies, divided into 16 chapters. The specific content mainly includes: fundamental concepts of databases, data models, relational databases, relational database systems, the standard language SQL for relational databases, data integrity, database security, transaction management, concurrency control, database recovery, relational data theory, database design, object-oriented databases, the architecture and development of database applications, distributed databases, data warehouses, and new research areas and applications in database technology.