TY - BOOK AU - Beynon-Davies, Paul : TI - Database systems SN - 0333636678 U1 - 005.74 PY - 1996/// CY - Basingstoke : PB - Macmillan Press, KW - Information storage and retrieval systems. KW - Database management N1 - Included Index; Preface - Databases as Abstract Machines - Key Concepts - PART 1: DATA MODELS - Relational Data Model - Classic Data Models - Object-Oriented Data Model - PART 2: DATABASE MANAGEMENT - DBMS, Interface, SQL - DBMS Kernel - DBMS Toolkit - Distributed Database Systems - Two Commercial DBMS - PART 3: DATABASE DEVELOPMENT - Data and Database Administration - Normalisation - Entity-Relationship Diagramming - Object Modelling -Physical Design - PART 4: NEW DEVELOPMENTS - Parallel Computers for Database Systems; Frank Sumner - Intelligent Databases - Database Systems and Complex Applications - Sample Solutions - Index N2 - An introductory text for students taking a first course on databases. Written in an easy-to-read tutorial style and including many exercises, the book offers a balanced treatment of technical and developmental issues ER -