- Paperback: 360 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (Feb 27 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0072253649
- ISBN-13: 978-0072253641
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 18.5 x 1.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 635 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #363,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Through clear language, step-by-step discussions, and quizzes at the end of each chapter, the author makes databases easy. Quickly learn the core skills needed to design, configure, manage, and manipulate databases, whether at work or at home. Topics such as exploring different database models, planning their design, minimizing redundant data, designing tables, applying database design concepts, and implementing database security are covered. This is that fast, easy-to-understand tutorial that you’ve been looking for.
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The fast and easy way to understanding the fundamentals of databases
If you’re tired of wading through huge technical manuals that drown you in jargon, making it difficult to decipher database fundamentals, help has finally arrived. Databases Demystified is user-friendly, engaging, easy to follow, and designed for the non-expert wanting to quickly learn the ins and outs of databases and immediately apply concepts learned.
Its step-by-step approach and detailed explanations of database design make this a comprehensive resource covering all the tools you need to build and manage your database. Learn how to form database queries using Microsoft Access and SQL, explore methods for connecting a database to applications, and discover how to store your historical data for analyses. From logical data design using normalization to database security and data warehousing, Databases Demystified gets your database up and running in no time.
Simple enough for a beginner, but challenging enough for an advanced student, Databases Demystified is your shortcut to mastering databases.
This one-of-a kind self-teaching text offers:
- An easy way to understand databases
- A quiz at the end of each chapter
- A final exam at the end of the book
- No unnecessary technical jargon
- A time-saving approach
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is the one you've been looking for,
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This review is from: Databases Demystified (Paperback)
Finally, an accessible and practical window onto the wonderful world of database. This is no 'dummies' book, but really addresses the needs of that most common of souls - the professional developer that has been exposed to relational database without really getting the formal training they need. Oppel approaches the subject methodically, using the skills that he has honed over the years in his teaching. Yet, this is no academic exercise. The author seasons his explanations liberally with the pragmatic lessons that only an experienced practitioner brings to the subject.
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Great Database book,
By Pete Herrick (Central New Jersey) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Databases Demystified (Paperback)
Even though I have some experience as a DBA, I tried to read the book as a newcomer to the field. I found the book to be concise. Every new term was explained, and the examples were more than adequate. The author presented the material in such a way that when I did all the quizzes and the final, there were no problems understanding the questions or getting the right answer without referring back to the text. I would recommend the book to anyone, whether they are just starting out as a DBA or have been doing databases for some time.
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Excellent beginning book!,
By ueberhund "ueberhund" (Salt Lake City, UT United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Databases Demystified (Paperback)
The purpose of this book is to get the reader to the point where they know enough about databases that they can perform specific database tasks (e.g. query a table, create a new table, understand an ERD). I think actually, that this book succeeds in achieving this goal. While the reader certainly shouldn't expect to be a DBA once complete, they should expect to be able to begin performing certain basic database tasks. In fact, they should have enough knowledge that they'll know where to go for more advanced help.This book begins with a basic introduction to the various types of databases, explaining the rationale for each, before explaining why this book concentrates on relational databases. After the required introduction to querying data in Microsoft Access, the book really starts to get good. The introduction to SQL is very good with examples provided in SQL*Plus. The reader is then taken through a discussion of database design. This discussion goes through the differences between various normal forms (especially the more common first through third normal forms). Next, the reader learns how to read an interpret ERD diagrams. Finally, there is a good discussion on how to actually design a database, with discussion on different kinds of constraints and keys. The last section of the book touches on some of the more complex aspects of database design and maintenance, including security, transaction support, and basic tuning. I think this is an excellent introduction to common database practices and procedures. Again, the reader shouldn't expect to be an advanced Oracle developer simply by reading this book, however, the reader should expect to know enough to complete basic database development tasks. It's a great way to start.
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