Database management has Tvolved: from a specialized computer application : L toa central component of a modern computing environment. As suc database systems have become an essential part of a computer “nce/ education. Our purpose in this text is to present the fundamental concepts of database management, These include aspects of database design, database languages, and database system imple…
It is evident that a course in catabase systems now plays a central role in the ndergradua - and graduate programs in computer science. However, unlike the more tradition: an, -etter established systems areas, like compilers and operating systems, where a good mix of principles and practice was established many years ago, the subject matter in database systems has been largely descriptive.This …