Database Systems Introduction - (Fourth Edition)

Author: Wang Shan
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Publish Date: 2006-05-01
Features: The first, second, and third editions of this book were published in 1983, 1991, and 2000, respectively. The third edition was listed as a "Textbook for 21st Century Curriculum," and the fourth edition is a national-level planning textbook for general higher education under the "15th Five-Year Plan." The corresponding course was awarded the "National Excellent Course" in 2005. This book systematically and comprehensively elaborates on the fundamental theories, basic technologies, and essential methods of database systems. The book is divided into 4 parts and 17 chapters. The Basic Part includes Introduction, Relational Databases, Relational Database Standard Language SQL, Database Security, and Database Integrity, totaling 5 chapters. The Design and Application Development Part includes Relational Data Theory, Database Design, and Database Programming, totaling 3 chapters. The System Part includes Relational Query Processing and Query Optimization, Database Recovery Techniques, Concurrency Control, and Database Management Systems, totaling 4 chapters. The New Technologies Part includes New Developments in Database Technology, Distributed Database Systems, Object-Relational Database Systems, XML Databases, and Data Warehousing and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) Technology, totaling 5 chapters. This book can serve as a textbook for database courses in computer science, information management and information systems, and related disciplines in higher education. It can also be referenced by researchers, engineers, and technical personnel engaged in database system research, development, and application.