Advanced database technology and design /

Here's a thorough introduction to the latest developments in database systems design presented from an applications point of view. Featuring contributions from well-known experts in the field, this new book pays special attention to issues raised by new trends in database design, and how these...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Piattini, Mario, 1966-, Díaz, Oscar, 1962-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston, MA : Artech House, 2000.
Colección:Artech House computer library.
Temas:
Database management.
Database design.
Bases de données > Gestion.
Bases de données > Conception.
COMPUTERS > Desktop Applications > Databases.
COMPUTERS > Database Management > General.
COMPUTERS > System Administration > Storage & Retrieval.
Database design
Database management
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Evolution and trends of database technology
  • Database evolution
  • Historical overview: first and second DB generations
  • Evolution of DB design methodologies
  • The new DB generation
  • Problems of current DBs
  • Changes in organizations and in computers: the impact on DBs
  • Nontraditional applications
  • Research and market trends
  • Performance
  • Distribution and integration
  • Functionality and intelligence
  • Maturity of DB technology
  • An introduction to conceptual modeling of information systems
  • The functions of an information system
  • The memory function
  • The informative function
  • The active function
  • Examples of ISs
  • Conceptual modeling
  • Conceptual schema of the state
  • Information base
  • Conceptual schema of the behavior
  • Integrity constraints
  • Derivation rules
  • Abstract architecture of an IS
  • Requirements engineering
  • Desirable properties of conceptual schemas
  • Advanced technologies
  • Active databases
  • Example: university database
  • Analysis
  • Recovering business policies
  • Causal business policies
  • Design
  • Active rules
  • Supporting recovering business policies through active rules
  • Supporting causal business policies through active rules
  • Active behavior
  • Implementation issues
  • Active rules in Oracle
  • Active rules in use
  • Standardizing active behavior in SQL: 1999
  • Rule maintenance
  • Deductive databases
  • Semantics of deductive databases
  • Advantages provided by views and integrity constraints
  • Deductive versus relational databases.

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