(Ebook) SQL queries for mere mortals a hands on guide to data manipulation in SQL 3rd Edition by John L Viescas, Michael J Hernandez ISBN 0321992474 9780321992475

(Ebook) SQL queries for mere mortals a hands on guide to data manipulation in SQL 3rd Edition by John L Viescas, Michael J Hernandez ISBN 0321992474 9780321992475

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ISBN 10: 0321992474 
ISBN 13: 9780321992475
Author: John L Viescas, Michael J Hernandez

  The #1 Easy, Commonsense Guide to Database Design! Michael J. Hernandez’s best-selling Database Design for Mere Mortals® has earned worldwide respect as the clearest, simplest way to learn relational database design. Now, he’s made this hands-on, software-independent tutorial even easier, while ensuring that his design methodology is still relevant to the latest databases, applications, and best practices. Step by step, Database Design for Mere Mortals®, Third Edition, shows you how to design databases that are soundly structured, reliable, and flexible, even in modern web applications. Hernandez guides you through everything from database planning to defining tables, fields, keys, table relationships, business rules, and views. You’ll learn practical ways to improve data integrity, how to avoid common mistakes, and when to break the rules.   Coverage includes Understanding database types, models, and design terminology Discovering what good database design can do for you—and why bad design can make your life miserable Setting objectives for your database, and transforming those objectives into real designs Analyzing a current database so you can identify ways to improve it Establishing table structures and relationships, assigning primary keys, setting field specifications, and setting up views Ensuring the appropriate level of data integrity for each application Identifying and establishing business rules Whatever relational database systems you use, Hernandez will help you design databases that are robust and trustworthy. Never designed a database before? Settling for inadequate generic designs? Running existing databases that need improvement? Start here.

(Ebook) SQL queries for mere mortals a hands on guide to data manipulation in SQL 3rd Table of contents:

Part I: Relational Database Design
1. The Relational Database
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Types of Databases
Early Database Models
The Relational Database Model
Relational Database Management Systems
Beyond the Relational Model
What the Future Holds
Summary
Review Questions
2. Design Objectives
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Why Should You Be Concerned with Database Design?
The Importance of Theory
The Advantage of Learning a Good Design Methodology
Objectives of Good Design
Benefits of Good Design
Database Design Methods
Normalization
Summary
Review Questions
3. Terminology
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Why This Terminology Is Important
Value-Related Terms
Structure-Related Terms
Relationship-Related Terms
Integrity-Related Terms
Summary
Review Questions
Part II: The Design Process
4. Conceptual Overview
Topics Covered in This Chapter
The Importance of Completing the Design Process
Defining a Mission Statement and Mission Objectives
Analyzing the Current Database
Creating the Data Structures
Determining and Establishing Table Relationships
Determining and Defining Business Rules
Determining and Defining Views
Reviewing Data Integrity
Summary
Review Questions
5. Starting the Process
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Conducting Interviews
Defining the Mission Statement
Defining the Mission Objectives
Summary
Review Questions
6. Analyzing the Current Database
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Getting to Know the Current Database
Conducting the Analysis
Looking at How Data Is Collected
Looking at How Information Is Presented
Conducting Interviews
Interviewing Users
Interviewing Management
Compiling a Complete List of Fields
Summary
Review Questions
7. Establishing Table Structures
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Defining the Preliminary Table List
Defining the Final Table List
Associating Fields with Each Table
Refining the Fields
Refining the Table Structures
Summary
Review Questions
8. Keys
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Why Keys Are Important
Establishing Keys for Each Table
Table-Level Integrity
Reviewing the Initial Table Structures
Summary
Review Questions
9. Field Specifications
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Why Field Specifications Are Important
Field-Level Integrity
Anatomy of a Field Specification
Using Unique, Generic, and Replica Field Specifications
Defining Field Specifications for Each Field in the Database
Summary
Review Questions
10. Table Relationships
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Why Relationships Are Important
Types of Relationships
Identifying Existing Relationships
Establishing Each Relationship
Refining All Foreign Keys
Establishing Relationship Characteristics
Relationship-Level Integrity
Summary
Review Questions
11. Business Rules
Topics Covered in This Chapter
What Are Business Rules?
Categories of Business Rules
Defining and Establishing Business Rules
Validation Tables
Reviewing the Business Rule Specifications Sheets
Summary
Review Questions
12. Views
Topics Covered in This Chapter
What Are Views?
Anatomy of a View
Determining and Defining Views
Summary
Review Questions
13. Reviewing Data Integrity
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Why You Should Review Data Integrity
Reviewing and Refining Data Integrity
Assembling the Database Documentation
Done at Last!
Summary
Part III: Other Database Design Issues
14. Bad Design—What Not to Do
Topics Covered in This Chapter
Flat-File Design
Spreadsheet Design
Database Design Based on the Database Software
A Final Thought
Summary
15. Bending or Breaking the Rules
Topics Covered in This Chapter
When May You Bend or Break the Rules?
Documenting Your Actions
Summary
In Closing
Part IV: Appendixes

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