ISBN 0-89006-395-8
Mario Piattini and Oscar Diaz, Editors
558 pages.
Copyright 2000.





Reviews

“ To a reader, having at least basic knowledge of databases, the book can provide interesting information about new trends in DB, state of the art and industrial acceptance of new technologies.”
---Journal of Computing and Information Technology, 2001

Description

Here's a thorough introduction to the latest developments in database systems design presented from an applications point of view. Featuring contributions from well-known experts in the field, this new book pays special attention to issues raised by new trends in database design, and how these developments affect the programmer and database administrator. The authors and editors present concepts in an intuitive and motivating manner, making extensive use of examples, and including lists of references for additional study with wach chapter.

Table of Contents

Evolution of Database Technology. Conceptual Modeling of Information Systems. Active Databases. Deductive Databases. Temporal Database Systems. Object-Relational Databases. Ojbect-Oriented Databases. Multimedia Databases. Distributed Databases. Mobile Computing: Data Management Issues. Databases. Secure Databases. Component Database Systems. Case Tools: Computer Support for Conceptual Modeling, Database Quality.

Author Bio

Mario Piattini, Ph.D. is an associate professor at the University of Castilla – La Mancha, Spain. He received his M.Sc. and Ph.D. in computer science from the Madrid Polytechnical University.

Oscar Diaz, Ph.D. is a professor of computer science at the University of the Basque Country, Spain. He received his Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Aberdeen (UK).

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