TY - BOOK AU - Ward,Patricia AU - Dafoulas,George TI - Database management systems T2 - FastTrack SN - 1844804526 (pbk.) AV - QA76.9.D3 W365 2006 U1 - 005.74 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Australia PB - Thomson KW - Database management N1 - Introduction -- Normalisation -- Introduction to SQL -- Further SQL -- PL/SQL -- Query Processing and Optimisation -- Object-Oriented and Object-Relational Models -- Transaction Management and Concurrency Control -- Backup and Recovery -- Distributed Database Systems -- Web Database Connectivity -- Data Warehousing -- Appendix: The Bus Depots' Database N2 - This is a modern, concise and accessible introduction to database systems for computing students. Designed to cover a one semester course, core topic coverage is motivated by plenty of examples (using Oracle 10g) and practical guidelines. The material is up-to-date and grounded in today's modern enterprise infrastructure where databases need to link to a Web front end. Providing concise yet full coverage for a one semester course, the examples and activities are efficient exam preparation tools for computing students on a database course. Developed with support from Middlesex University Press and Global Campus ER -