Database design for mere mortals : a hands-on guide to relational database design /
Michael J. Hernandez.
- 2nd ed.
- Boston : Addison-Wesley, c2003.
- lii, 611 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 599-600) and index.
Relational Database Design -- Relational Database -- Design Objectives -- Terminology -- Design Process -- Conceptual Overview -- Starting the Process -- Analyzing the Current Database -- Establishing Table Structures -- Keys -- Field Specifications -- Table Relationships -- Business Rules -- Views -- Reviewing Data Integrity -- Other Database-Design Issues -- Bad Design - What Not to Do -- Bending or Breaking the Rules -- Appendixes -- Answers to Review Questions -- Diagram of the Database-Design Process -- Design Guidelines -- Documentation Forms -- Database-Design Diagram Symbols -- Sample Designs. Pt. I. Ch. 1. Ch. 2. Ch. 3. Pt. II. Ch. 4. Ch. 5. Ch. 6. Ch. 7. Ch. 8. Ch. 9. Ch. 10. Ch. 11. Ch. 12. Ch. 13. Pt. III. Ch. 14. Ch. 15. Pt. IV. App. A. App. B. App. C. App. D. App. E. App. F.
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