Database System Tutorial, Volume 1, New Century University Computer Textbooks

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 1 and 2 are in the first volume, totaling 12 chapters; Parts 3 to 6 are in the second volume, totaling 11 chapters.
Part 1 is the introductory part, introducing the basic concepts and terminology of database systems, as well as data models. Part 2 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 references are provided at the end of the book.
This book features up-to-date content, rich material, 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 parts of the book can also be selected as teaching material for graduate-level database courses. The book is designed for self-study and can serve as a learning and reference resource for a broad range of technical professionals.