Database Processing: Fundamentals, Design and Implementation

Provides a solid foundation in the fundamentals of database processing, and incorporates all of the most current technologies on the market COMPLETE * CLEAR * CURRENT COMPLETE * Extensive discussions address publishing database applications with Internet technology and using both Active Server Pages and Java Server Pages * In-depth discussions of the relational model, normalization, and extensive SQL for both data definition and data manipulation * Thorough coverage of database modeling and design using both the entity-relationship and semantic object models CLEAR * Lucid descriptions and examples of modern DBMS products including Access 2002, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL * The companion website at www.prenhall.com/kroenke, provides easy navigation to exercises in Tabledesigner, drag-and-drop database design tool, and interactive study guide questions that drive home the chapter objectives CURRENT * Up-to-date coverage of data warehousing, data marts, and OLAP * Presentation and discussion of important standards including DHTML, XML (including XML Schema), ODBC, and JDBC * Discussions of object- oriented database processing that feature both SQL3 and Oracles object-relational capabilities Study and Succeed with David Kroenke's Database Processing 8/e & Web site: www. prenhall.com/kroenke

This book has consistently introduced students to the newest database technologies--the technologies they will need in order to design and use future business and commercial applications. This text first adopted object- oriented approach, which is now coming into use in all major software companies.