Database Management And Design, 2nd Edn

This book is intended to be used as a text in introductory database courses for information systems students at either the undergraduate or the graduate level. The text is organized around the database development life cycle which provides the framework for discussing conceptual and implementation design, database implementation, and the management environment. The topics are set in a framework of strategic and tactical management issues that include database planning, DBMS selection database administration, security and integrity, and distributed databases.