For introductory courses in database management at the undergraduate and MBA level.Hoffer focuses on the latest principles, concepts and technologies and what leading practitioners say is most important for database developers

本書特色

1 .  Hoffer focuses on the latest principles, concepts and technologies and what leading practitioners say is most important for database developers.
2 .  Chapter 12: Data Quality and Integration
3 .  Significant Update to Chapter 1
14 .  Object-Oriented Information Systems

Part    I    The Context of Database Management
1    The Database Environment 
2    The Database Development Process
 
Part    II    Database Analysis
3    Modeling Data in the Organization 
4    The Enhanced E-R Model and Business Rules
 
Part    III    Database Design
5    Logical Database Design and the Relational Model 
6    Physical Database Design and Performance

Part    IV    Implementation
7    Introduction to SQL 
8    Advanced SQL
9    The Client/Server Database Environment
10    The Internet Database Environment
11    Data Warehousing 

Part    V    Advanced Database Topics
12    Data Quality and Integration
13    Data and Database Administration
14    Overview: Distributed Database
15    Overview: Object-Oriented Data Modeling
16    Overview: Using Relational Databases to Provide Object Persistence
Appendices
A    E-R Modeling Tools and Notation
B    Advanced Normal Forms 
C    Data Structures 
Glossary of Acronyms 
Glossary of Terms
Index