Principles of Database Systems With Internet and Java Applications [Hardcover]

Greg Riccardi (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2000 | ISBN-10: 020161247X | ISBN-13: 978-0201612479 | Edition: US ed

This book provides a concise and modern treatment of introductory database topics that enlists Java and the Internet to present core Database Management (DBMS) theory from an applications perspective. It incorporates programming and database applications when presenting the core theory behind DBMS and their applications. Information management is the central theme of Principles of Database Systems with Internet and Java Applications. The book motivates the development of data models and the representation of information in relational database systems. Students learn how to define database content with Entity-Relationship models, and how to represent that content in relational systems. They become thoroughly familiar with the SQL language, and learn exactly what is required to build quality information-rich applications. Students also learn how the World Wide Web and Java can work together to publish and collect information in the widest possible context. This book covers the basic material of information management in detail. Topics covered include analyzing information requirements, conceptual data modeling, translation of conceptual models to relational needs, normalization of relational schemas, SQL, and database application programming. Additional topics include object-oriented modeling and object databases, database performance and optimization, constraints and triggers, transactions, and file structures. The interaction between applications and databases is discussed and illustrated in the context of Web sites. The JDBC classes of Java provide a database- and platform-independent method of creating database applications, and all of these classes are thoroughly discussed with abundant examples. After learning the fundamentals of HTML and CGI programming, students create their own Web sites using Java programs to service CGI requests and generate HTML responses. Further topics include the use of Java servlets to replace CGI programs and the use of Java I/O classes for the development of file structures. The Java language provides the foundation for all programming examples because of its portable approach to database access through the JDBC classes. Students do not need extensive experience with Java before using this book, only knowledge of an object-oriented language.

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modern treatment of introductory database topics that is suitable for use in undergraduate database courses. It enlists Java and the Internet to add an applications perspective to the core DBMS theory.

Information management is the central theme of Principles of Database Systems with Internet and Java Applications. The book motivates the development of data models and the representation of information in relational database systems. Students learn how to define database content with Entity-Relationship models, and how to represent that content in relational systems. They become thoroughly familiar with the SQL language, and learn exactly what is required to build quality information-rich applications. Students also learn how the World Wide Web and Java can work together to publish and collect information in the widest possible context.

This book covers the basic material of information management, database systems, Java programming, and the interaction with databases on the World Wide Web. It assumes that readers have a background in programming and helps them to improve their skills in the design and implementation of complex information systems.

The coverage of database and information systems material is extensive. Topics include analyzing information requirements, conceptual data modeling, translation of conceptual models to relational models, normalization of relational schemas, SQL, and database applications programming. Interesting examples are used to show students how to apply this material. Additional topics include object-oriented modeling and databases, database performance and optimization, constraints and triggers, transactions, backup and recovery, file structures, indexing, and distributed object technology.

The interaction between applications and databases is discussed and illustrated in the context of Web sites. The JDBC classes of Java provide a database- and platform-independent method of creating database applications, and all of these classes are thoroughly discussed with abundant examples. After learning the fundamentals of HTML and CGI programming, students create their own Web sites using Java programs to service CGI requests and generate HTML responses. Further topics include the use of Java servlets to replace CGI programs and the use of Java I/O classes for the development of file structures.

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About the Author

Greg Riccardi is a professor of computer science at Florida State University and an associate of the Supercomputer Computations Research Institute. Professor Riccardiis research interests include scientific databases, object-oriented databases, and parallel computation. He is also affiliated with the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility where he works on the acquisition, management, and analysis of data for experimental physics. He received a University Teaching Award in 1997 from Florida State University. 020161247XAB04062001

Product Details

• Hardcover: 518 pages
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley; US ed edition (July 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 020161247X
• ISBN-13: 978-0201612479
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #643,695 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Too many words and confusing, January 1, 2008

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This review is from: Principles of Database Systems with Internet and Java Applications (Hardcover)

The book is so heavy on words that it is hard to follow. The author started with ER Diagrams (he made it very complicated when it is not that hard) and then jumped into SQL. Needs more SQL and less ER Diagrams. Then he went into Hard Drive and memory, which is not necessary. This books should be base on Databases and Java, therefore it is poor on this issue. I believe there is another book out there, which can be better.

4 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars There's sure to be a better Databases textbook out there., August 26, 2000

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"rap0074" (Tallahassee, FL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Principles of Database Systems With Internet and Java Applications (Hardcover)

I took this course from Dr. Riccardi himself at FSU. To be fair, the book was still in the development stage when I had his class. However, I found that the examples in the book never quite communicated the idea he was attempting to communicate. The examples were not simple enough, and very often showed multiple concepts which tended to take away from the effectiveness of the example.

The book is also a bit confusing. There are a lot of terms that have been carefully defined, however, similar sounding terms have a completely different connotation.

Although Java is not a stated prerequisite to this course, I would recommend having Java either before taking the class or during the same semester. Later in the book there are some assignments in Java. The author expected the class to be comfortable with reading and modifying Java source code.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Too complicated, author needs to "speak english doc!", April 13, 2004

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This review is from: Principles of Database Systems With Internet and Java Applications (Hardcover)

I used this book while I was attending a class in database systems. After some 100-150 pages I simply stopped reading it. The author is to much into using academic mombo-jombo talk, that just trying to understand one simple line sometimes seems impossible. After some time the lessons got to the point in the book where I had given up and after the teacher explained it, I was thinking "Was that it?". The author needs to realise that it is a LEARNING book he is trying to write, not a "look, im smarter than you" book. I'd pretty much recomend ANYTHING other than this book....its useless in my opinion.