Research Catalog

Title

Modern database management / Fred R. McFadden, Jeffrey A. Hoffer, Mary B. Prescott.

Author

McFadden, Fred R., 1933-

Publication

Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1999.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Hoffer, Jeffrey A.
• Prescott, Mary B.

Description

xxvi, 622 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.

Summary

The fifth edition of Modern Database Management has been updated to reflect the most current database content available. It provides sound, clear, and current coverage of the concepts, skills, and issues needed to cope with an expanding organizational resource.

Subjects

• Computers
• Database Management Systems
• Database management

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

pt. I. The Context of Database Management. Ch. 1. The Database Environment. Ch. 2. Database Development Process -- pt. II. Database Analysis. Ch. 3. The Entity-Relationship Model. Ch. 4. The Enhanced E-R Model and Business Rules. Ch. 5. Object-Oriented Modeling -- pt. III. Database Design. Ch. 6. Logical Database Design and the Relational Model. Ch. 7. Physical Database Design -- pt. IV. Implementation. Ch. 8. Client/Server and Middleware. Ch. 9. SQL. Ch. 10. Database Access from Client Applications. Ch. 11. Distributed Databases. Ch. 12. Object-Oriented Database Development -- pt. V. Data Administration. Ch. 13. Data and Database Administration. Ch. 14. Data Warehouse -- App. A. Object-Relational Databases -- App. B. Advanced Normal Forms -- App. C. Data Structures

ISBN

0805360549

LCCN

^^^98004120^

OCLC

• 40425092
• SCSB-14234413

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library