Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 249 pages
- Published by: McGraw-Hill
- Edition: 1st Edition November 15, 2000
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 007136188X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0071361880
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Book Dimensions:
10.8 x 8.1 x 0.5 inches
- Weighs: 1.1 pounds
Product Description
• More than 200 completely solved problems and an equal number of supplementary problems facilitate the understanding of database technology
• Complete scripts allow students to create and populate all databases used in the book
• Syntax and database technology employed by the most important database developers are featured, including Oracle,
Microsoft Access, and DB2
• Lab and practice tests similar to the tests currently used in the database certification exams for database developers are included to help students master database problems
Download Description
Syntax and database technology employed by the most important database developers are featured, including Oracle,
Microsoft Access, and DB2.
Reader Reviews
This book is ideal for those of us who need to refresh knowledge and skills of relational databases that may have been unused for a few years, or for people who need to understand relational database concepts in a hurry. It starts with concepts that are essential to understanding relational databases, then introduces you to SQL. If you are working with Oracle you will find that standard SQL and Oracle's SQL*Plus are quite different in that SQL*Plus has a richer set of verbs. Regardless, the intro to SQL is valuable and it provides you with the ability to write queries for real world needs. The examples will work with DB2, Oracle of any other database that will understand standard SQL, making this book product-independent and invaluable. The sections that I especially liked covered normalization and entity-relationship models. These are basic knowledge factors that are essential to understanding relational databases, and are the heart and soul of the book. This book's value is that it's straightforward and presents a lot of material in a short number of pages. It is not for non-technical people in my opinion because the writing is sparse and terse. However, if you have an understanding of data or want a fast refresh this book will save you time by cutting through the fluff.
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