Relational Database Design (Information Systems Series)

Relational Database Design (Information Systems Series)

Blackwell Scientific Publications, 1992. ISBN: 0632033185. First edition. Softcover. This book offers a pragmatic discussion of rational database design. It provides a rounded introduction and includes case studies based on the principles of each chapter. Contents: 1. Introduction; 2. Relational Database Systems; 3. Data Analysis; 4. Bottom-Up Data Analysis; 5. Determinancy Diagramming; 6. Top-Down Data Analysis: The Fundamentals; 7. Entity-Relationship Diagramming: Pragmatics; 8. Data Dictionaries; 9. Extensions to Entity-Relationship Diagramming; 10. View Integration; 11. Criminal Court Cases: A Case Study in Design; 12. Physical Database Design: Volume and Usage Analysis; 13. Physical Database Design: Performance Decisions; 14. Computer Aided Information Systems Engineering and Database Development; and 15. The Sociology and Semiology of Database Design. 23 x 16 cm. 224 pp.