Relational database design and implementation : clearly explained /
Jan L. Harrington.
- 3rd ed.
- Amsterdam ; Boston : Morgan Kaufmann/Elsevier, c2009.
- xix, 420 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Part One: Introduction -- Chapter 1: The Database Environment -- Chapter 2: Systems Analysis and Database Requirements -- Part Two: Database Design Theory -- Chapter 3: Why Good Design Matters -- Chapter 4: Entities and Relationships -- Chapter 5: The Relational Data Model -- Chapter 6: Normalization -- Chapter 7: Database Structure and Performance Tuning -- Chapter 8: Codd’s Rules for Relational Database Design -- Part Three: Relational Design Practice -- Chapter 9: Using SQL to Implement a Relational Design -- Chapter 10: Using CASE Tools for Database Design -- Chapter 11: Database Design Case Study #1:Database Design Case Study #1: Mighty-Mite Motors -- Chapter 12: Database Design Case Study #2: East Coast Aquarium -- Chapter 13: Database Design Case Study #3: SmartMart -- Part Four: Database Implementation Issues -- Chapter 14: Concurrency Control -- Chapter 15: Database Security -- Chapter 16: Data Warehousing -- Chapter 17: Data Quality -- Chapter 18: XML -- Appendix A: Historical Antecedents.
Fully revised, updated, and expanded, Relational Database Design and Implementation, Third Edition is the most lucid and effective introduction to the subject available for IT/IS professionals interested in honing their skills in database design, implementation, and administration. This book provides the conceptual and practical information necessary to develop a design and management scheme that ensures data accuracy and user satisfaction while optimizing performance, regardless of experience level or choice of DBMS.