Database Management Systems : A Handbook for Managers and Their Advisors,9780538726948

Database Management Systems : A Handbook for Managers and Their Advisors

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Edition: 1st
ISBN13: 9780538726948
ISBN10: 0538726946
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2002-10-29
Publisher(s): Cengage Learning
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Summary

Every operating manager has to deal with the problems and the opportunities afforded to them in controlling and managing data and data systems. Since management systems are absolutely essential for a successful enterprise, this book is designed to the aid the professional in the selection, implementation, and management of a database system. Learn how to make your system function at its optimal level and accomplish what it is designed to do! With coverage of web and traditional database management systems, applications, programming, and much more, this guide is an essential for any professional looking for the optimum performance from your company's databases.

Author Biography

Jae K. Shim is professor of accounting at California State University, Long Beach.

Table of Contents

About the Authors xiii
What This Book Will Do For You xvii
Introduction
1(12)
What is a Database?
1(1)
What is a Database File?
2(1)
Data Models
3(3)
Key Fields
6(1)
Database Design
6(2)
Other Features
8(2)
The Database Administrator (DBA)
10(1)
Query Languages
11(1)
Summary
12(1)
DBMS Tools and Techniques
13(20)
Implementing a Database Management System
14(1)
What is an Object?
15(2)
Object-Oriented Data Modeling
17(1)
Object-Oriented Databases
18(8)
Object-Relational (Universal) Systems
26(2)
Relational DBMS
28(1)
Database Utilities
29(1)
Computer-Aided Applications
30(3)
Database Architectures
33(10)
Three-Level Architectures
34(5)
Client-Server Architecture
39(1)
Distributed Databases
40(3)
Database Design
43(18)
Design Objectives
43(1)
Conceptual and Physical Design
43(5)
Keys
48(1)
Relationships
48(1)
Integrity Rules
49(1)
The Entity-Relationship (E-R) Model
50(6)
The Object-Oriented Database Model
56(2)
Summary
58(3)
The Relational Model
61(22)
Terminology
63(11)
Relational Algebra Rules and Operations
74(7)
Overview
81(2)
Networks and Distributed Databases
83(6)
Distributed Processing
83(2)
Mobile Computing
85(1)
Parallel Computing
85(1)
Distributed Database Design
86(3)
Data Warehousing
89(22)
Introduction
89(1)
What is a Data Warehouse?
90(1)
Data Warehousing from a Technical Perspective
91(2)
How can a Data Warehouse Help My Business?
93(2)
Data Warehousing and Related Technologies
95(2)
Data Warehouse Uses
97(2)
Warehouse Data Flow in a Data Warehouse
99(5)
Meta Data and Flow
104(2)
Data Marts
106(4)
Conclusion
110(1)
Data Mining
111(36)
Introduction
111(3)
How Data Mining Works
114(3)
The Form of Data Mining
117(1)
Data Mining Methods and Tools
118(6)
Modeling
124(1)
Market Basket Analysis (MBA)
125(1)
Memory-Based Reasoning (MBR)
126(3)
Decision Trees
129(3)
Artificial Neural Networks
132(6)
Genetic Algorithms (GAs)
138(1)
Knowledge Discovery
139(3)
Other Considerations
142(1)
Applications
143(2)
Conclusion
145(1)
Appendix 8-A: DM Vendors and Products
145(2)
Querying Databases
147(44)
Tables
148(2)
Data Structures
150(3)
Creating a Table
153(2)
Populating a Database
155(4)
Modifying Tables
159(4)
Manipulating Tables
163(1)
Creating Calculated Fields
164(4)
Sorting Fields
168(7)
Functions
175(3)
Operators
178(6)
Joining Tables
184(2)
Query by Example (QBE)
186(3)
Conclusion
189(2)
Multimedia Databases
191(4)
The Web and Database Management Systems
195(18)
The Web
195(1)
The Web as a Database Application Platform
196(4)
Extending the Web Server by Programming
200(1)
Server-Side Programming
201(3)
Client-Side Programming
204(2)
Querying the Web
206(2)
Active Data Object (ADO)
208(3)
Summary
211(2)
Database Security
213(32)
Introduction
213(1)
Establishing a DBMS Control Plan
214(1)
Physical Considerations
215(4)
Hardware Security
219(7)
Software Protection
226(7)
Database Auditing
233(4)
Emergency Backup and Recovery Planning
237(7)
Conclusion
244(1)
Other DBMS Topics
245(32)
Online Analytical Processing (OLAP)
245(24)
Text Databases
269(1)
Active Databases
270(1)
Real-Time Databases (RTDBs)
270(1)
Temporal Databases
271(1)
Spatial Databases
271(3)
Geographic Databases
274(1)
Personal Information Agents
274(3)
Glossary 277(26)
Index 303

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