A Practical Guide to Database Design

✍ Scribed by Rex Hogan

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 431
• Edition: 2
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Fully updated and expanded from the previous edition, A Practical Guide to Database Design, Second Edition, is intended for those involved in the design or development of a database system or application. It begins by focusing on how to create a logical data model where data is stored "where it belongs." Next, data usage is reviewed to transform the logical model into a physical data model that will satisfy user performance requirements. Finally, it describes how to use various software tools to create user interfaces to review and update data in a database.Organized into 11 chapters, the book begins with an overview of the functionality of database management systems and how they guarantee the accuracy and availability of data. It then describes how to define and normalize data requirements to create a logical data model, then map them into an initial solution for a physical database. The book next presents how to use an industry-leading data modeling tool to define and manage logical and physical data models. After that, it describes how to implement a physical database using either Microsoft Access or SQL Server and how to use Microsoft Access to create windows interfaces to query or update data in tables. The last part of the book reviews software tools and explores the design and implementation of a database using as an example a much more complex data environment for a University. The book ends with a description of how to use PHP to build a web-based interface to review and update data in a database. "--Provided by publisher.  Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Table of Contents
Introduction
Author
CHAPTER 1: Overview of Databases
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1.2 GUARANTEED ACCURACY AND AVAILABILITY OF DATA
1.2.1 Atomicity
1.2.2 Consistency
1.2.3 Isolation
1.2.4 Durability
1.3 DYNAMIC ALTERATION OF DESIGN
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ANY DATA, ANY TIME
1.5 REFERENTIAL INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT
1.6 BACKUP/RECOVERY
1.7 FAILOVER
1.8 TYPICAL INSTALLATION
QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2: Data Normalization
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 THE LANGUAGE OF NORMALIZATION 2.3 CREATING THE ENTITY/ATTRIBUTE LIST2.3.1 The Order Entry Model
2.4 CLEANING UP THE ENTITY/ATTRIBUTE LIST
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Synonyms
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Homonyms
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Redundant Information
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Mutually Exclusive Data
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Synonyms
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Mutually Exclusive Data
2.5 NORMALIZATION
2.5.1 First Normal Form
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Keys to Create Uniqueness
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Attributes Can Have Only One Value 2.5.2 Second Normal Form2.5.3 Third Normal Form
2.6 CREATING THE DATA MODEL
2.7 FOURTH NORMAL FORM
2.8 FIFTH NORMAL FORM
QUESTIONS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3: Database Implementation
3.1 LOGICAL TO PHYSICAL DESIGN
3.2 USAGE PATH ANALYSIS
3.3 TABLE KEY AND COLUMN DATA TYPES
3.4 INDEXES
3.5 TABLE CREATION
3.5.1 Using Microsoft Access
3.5.2 Using SQL Server
3.5.3 Using Oracle
QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 4: Normalization and Physical Design Exercise
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 CREATING THE ENTITY/ATTRIBUTE LIST
4.3 MOVING TO THIRD NORMAL FORM
4.4 THE PHYSICAL DATA MODEL
QUESTIONS CHAPTER 5: The erwin Data Modeling Tool5.1 WHAT IS A DATA MODELING TOOL?
5.2 WHY DO I NEED A DATA MODELING TOOL?
5.3 REVERSE ENGINEERING
5.4 CHANGE MANAGEMENT
5.5 DOWNLOAD AND INSTALL ERWIN TRIAL SOFTWARE
5.6 CREATE THE UNIVERSITY LOGICAL DATA MODEL
5.7 CREATE THE UNIVERSITY PHYSICAL DATA MODEL
5.8 CREATE AN SQL SERVER UNIVERSITY DATABASE
QUESTIONS
REFERENCE
CHAPTER 6: Using Microsoft Access
6.1 OVERVIEW
6.2 MODIFICATIONS TO THE DATABASE DESIGN
6.3 LOADING DATA INTO TABLES
6.4 CREATING QUERIES
6.4.1 Create a Customer-Credit_Card Query
6.4.2 Create a Query Using SQL Commands 6.4.3 Filtering Query Results6.5 USING FORMS
6.5.1 Create a Form to Update Advertised_Items
6.5.2 Create a Form to Add a New Customer
6.5.3 Generating a Master Screen for Users
6.6 GENERATING REPORTS
6.6.1 Using Reports to View a Customer Order
6.7 DEPLOYING ACCESS FOR A TEAM OF USERS
6.7.1 Linking to an SQL Server or Oracle Database
6.8 THE ROLE OF PASS-THROUGH QUERIES
QUESTIONS
CHAPTER 7: Using SQL Server
7.1 OVERVIEW
7.1.1 Advantages
7.1.2 Change Management for SQL Server
7.2 DATABASE CREATION/INSTALLATION
7.2.1 Installation Planning
7.2.2 Software Installation

✦ Subjects

Database Design & Development;Database Management;SCI-TECHnetBASE;COMPUTERSCIENCEnetBASE;ITECHnetBASE;INFORMATIONSCIENCEnetBASE;STMnetBASE;Database design;COMPUTERS / Databases / General