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 "Building on the text's tradition of providing a solid foundation in the fundamentals of database processing, this new edition offers the most up-to-date and relevant information on publishing databases using Internet technology, including the three-tier architecture, Web server scripting, XML, and OLE DB. Database processing using these Internet technologies is introduced in Chapters 1, 2, and 10, and a new Part V focuses three full chapters on this important topic."--BOOK JACKET.