Advanced Database Principles and Technology

Author: Mao Guojun
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: This book can be used as a textbook for graduate students or senior undergraduate students in computer science, or as a reference for computer researchers and developers. It can also be selected for teaching in vocational colleges. With the development of database technology itself and the integration of other new technologies, the overall concept, technical content, application areas, and even basic principles of databases have undergone significant development and changes, forming a vast family of databases. This book comprehensively introduces these advanced databases, including distributed databases, parallel databases, Oracle systems, data warehouses, and related technologies such as object-oriented databases and multimedia databases. The book is divided into five parts. Part I is the prerequisite knowledge, primarily addressing issues where readers or students may lack the necessary background in distributed systems and databases. Part II comprehensively covers the principles and technologies of distributed databases, including concepts, design, query optimization, concurrency control, and security. Part III provides an in-depth analysis of parallel processing techniques and Oracle database management from both theoretical and applied perspectives. Part IV focuses on explaining the concepts, design foundations, core technologies, and quality management of data warehouses. Part V introduces other advanced database technologies, including object-oriented databases, multimedia databases, engineering databases, scientific databases, fuzzy databases, deductive databases, active databases, mobile databases, and statistical databases.