Database Reference
In-Depth Information
Part E
Advanced Topics
This division of the text covers some advanced topics in database system that you
should be familiar with.
The objectives of this division are
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to introduce you to the salient issues related to database
administration;
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to introduce you to the theory, advantages, and
challenges of distributed databases;
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to provide an overview of object databases, and point out
the challenges faced by the approach;
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to provide an overview of data warehousing;
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to provide an overview of Web-accessible databases, and
the supporting technologies.
he division includes ive chapters, each providing an overview of an area of
database systems that could be further explored.
The chapters to be covered include the following:
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Chapter 21 — Database Management
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Chapter 22 — Distributed Database Systems
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Chapter 23 — Object Databases
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Chapter 24 — Data Warehousing
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Chapter 25 — Web-Accessible Databases
Please note that for each of these topics, several texts have been written.
It will therefore not be possible to cover them in detail. Rather, in each case, an
overview is provided, outlining the salient issues.
