本书是数据库领域的经典著作,内容系统、全面、实用,被世界多所大学选为数据库相关课程的教材。全书共分九个部分,主要内容有:数据库系统和数据库设计的基本知识;关系模型的关系语言;数据库分析和设计的主要技术;数据库设计方法学;数据库**、事务管理、查询处理与优化;分布式DBMS与数据复制技术;面向对象数据库技术;DBMS与Web技术的结合,半结构化技术与XML的关系;以及有关商务智能的一些日益重要的技术,包括数据仓库、联机分析处理和数据挖掘等。
本书既可作为计算机及相前专业本科生数据库管理或数据库设计的导论性教材(选取部分内容),也可作为研究生或本科生高年级相关课程的教材,同时亦可作主IT专业人士,如系统分析和设计人员、应用程序开发人员、系统程序员、数据库从业人员及自学者的参考书。

Part 1 Background
Chapter 1 Introduction to Databases
Chapter Objectives
Structure of this Chapter
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Traditional File-Based Systems
1.2.1 File-Based Approach
1.2.2 Limitations of the File-Based
Approach
1.3 Database Approach
1.3.1 The Database
1.3.2 The Database Management System (DBMS)
1.3.3 (Database) Application Programs
1.3.4 Components of the DBMS Environment
1.3.5 Database Design: The Paradigm Shift
1.4 Roles in the Database Environment
1.4.1 Data and Database Administrators
1.4.2 Database Designers
1.4.3 Application Developers
1.4.4 End-Users
1.5 History of Database Management Systems
1.6 Advantages and Disadvantages of DBMSs
Chapter Summary
Review Questions
Exercises
Chapter2 Database Environment
Chapter Objectives
Structure of this Chapter
2.1 The Three-Level ANSI-SPARC Architecture
2.1.1 Extemal Level
2.1.2 Conceptual Level
2.1.3 Intemal Level
2.1.4 Schemas, Mappings, and Instances
2.1.5 Data Independence
2.2 Database Languages
2.2.1 The Data Definition Language(DDL)
2.2.2 The Data Manipulation Language (DML)
2.2.3 Fourth-Generation Languages(4GLs)
2.3 Data Models and Conceptual Modeling
2.3.1 Object-Based Data Models
2.3.2 Record-Based Data Models
2.3.3 Physical Data Models
2.3.4 Conceptual Modeling
2.4 Functions of a DBMS
2.5 Components of a DBMS
2.6 Multi-User DBMS Architectures
2.6.1 Teleprocessing
2.6.2 File-Server Architecture
2.6.3 Traditional Two-Tier Client-Server Architecture
2.6.4 Three-Tier Client-Server Architecture
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Part 2 The Relational Model and Languages
Part 3 Database Analysls and Design Techniques
Part 4 Methodology
Part 5 Selected Database Issues
Part 6 Distributed DBMSs and Replication
Part 7 Object DBMSs
Part 8 Web and DBMSs
Part 9 Business Intelligence
Appendices

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