Overview
This book consists of four parts. Part I Introduction commences the book with a general introduction to the basics of data management and data modeling.
Chapter 1 Background (page 3) provides a justification why we need databases in modern society. Desired properties of modern database systems like scalability and reliability are defined. Technical internals of database management systems (DBMSs) are explained with a focus on memory management. Central components of a DBMS (like buffer manager or recovery manager) are explored. Next, database design is discussed; a brief review of Entity-Relationship Models (ERM) and the Unified Modeling Language (UML) rounds this chapter off. Chapter 2 Relational Database Management Systems (page 17) ...
Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.
Read now
Unlock full access