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Oracle Database Principles

  • Textbook
  • © 1997

Overview

  • Objectives of a database management system are described
    Database design techniques are discussed
    Covers the major Oracle components
    Examines two widely used application development tools

Part of the book series: Computer Science Series (COMPSS)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

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About this book

The book describes the major components of Oracle such as SQL*Plus, PL/SQL, indexing, security and integrity, and distributed databases. Underlying principles are also described: there are chapters on the objectives of database systems and on the relational model.
Its broad coverage also includes database design techniques such as normalisation and entity-relationship modelling.
The Oracle application development tools: SQL*Forms version 3 and SQL*Reportwriter are covered, since these tools are still widely used in universities and in industry.
In preparation for Oracle version 8, object oriented concepts and the object-relational model are described.

About the author


Z.M. Sikora has worked as an independent consultant since 1987 much of this period with Oracle technology. Prior to that he worked for 10 years in the oil industry where he implemented database and decision support systems.

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