| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 535 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Artech House computer library
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Artech House computer library.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Database management.
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Database management. |
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Database design.
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Database design. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Piattini, Mario, 1966-
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Díaz, Oscar, 1962-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Advanced database technology and design. Boston, MA : Artech House, 2000 0890063958 (DLC) 00055842 (OCoLC)44446856 |
| ISBN |
1580534694 (electronic book) |
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9781580534697 (electronic book) |
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0890063958 |
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9780890063958 |
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