An Introduction to Database Systems (Volume I)  (English, Paperback, Date C. J.)

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to database and the design of three major databases: Relational, Hierarchical and Network, with an emphasis on the Relational. This book constitutes the revision of the two previous editions and contains a complete “basic” course on databases.

Table of Contents
Part 1: Database System Architecture – Basic Concepts

• Storage Structures
• Data Structures and Corresponding Operators

Part 2: The Relational Approach – Relational Data Structure

• The Architecture of System R
• System R Data Structure
• System R Data Manipulation
• Embedded SQL
• The External Level of System R
• The Internal Level of System R
• Query by Example
• Relational Algebra
• Relational Calculus
• Further Normalization

Part 3: The Hierarchical Approach – The Architecture of an IMS System

• IMS Data Structure
• The External Level of IMS
• IMS Data Manipulation
• The Internal Level of IMS
• IMS Logical Databases
• IMS Secondary Indexing
• IMS Fast Path Databases

Part 4: The Network Approach – The Architecture of a DBTG System

• DBTG Data Structure
• The External Level of DBTG
• DBTG Data Manipulation
• The Three Approaches Revisited
• The Unified Database Language
• A Comparison of the Relational and Network Approaches
• Answers to Selected Exercises
• List of Acronyms
• Suggested Exercises
• Index.