Database Principles and Applications

Author: Jin Min
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Publish Date: 2004-02-01
Features: This book systematically elaborates on the basic concepts and principles of database systems, and combines the PowerBuilder database development tool and specific application examples to detail the development process of database systems. The book is divided into 8 chapters. Chapter 1 primarily introduces the basic concepts and principles of databases; Chapters 2-4 introduce the currently most popular, widely applied, and extensively researched relational databases, providing a thorough explanation of their basic concepts, relational algebra theory, query languages, normalization theory, and query optimization. Chapter 5 covers database protection techniques; Chapters 6 and 7 primarily focus on the development and design of PB and SQL Server database application systems. Chapter 8 introduces the research and new developments in database systems. This book emphasizes both theory and application, with clear concepts, strong systematicity, rich content, and aims to reflect the latest research findings in the field of databases. It can serve as a textbook and teaching reference for computer majors in applied undergraduate universities of general higher education, as well as a reference for professionals engaged in database system development and other related personnel.