Book description
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databases brings the elements of a database together using easy to understand language, perfect for the true beginner. It not only gives specific hands on practice, but also provides an overview of designing, maintaining and using a database. This book covers what databases are used for, why databases are important, why the design of the database is important, database normalization, keys to solid database design, differences in types of databases, and indexes--what they are, how we use them, and why they are important.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think!
- Introduction
- Database Basics
- Designing and Building Your First Database
- Maintaining Your Database—An Introduction to Database Integrity
- Using Your Database to Provide Information—An Introduction to SQL
- Putting Your Database to Work—Building a Simple Access Database Application
- The Structure of the TEB Database
- TEB Referential Integrity Rules
- Glossary
- Database-Oriented Periodicals
- Web-Based Resources
- Index
Product information
- Title: Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Databases
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2002
- Publisher(s): Que
- ISBN: 078972569X
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