Solution Manual for Database Systems: An Application-Oriented Approach, Introductory Version, 2/E 2nd Edition : 0321228383

A Comprehensive Solution Manual for Database Systems: An Application-Oriented Approach, Introductory Version, 2/E By Michael Kifer, et al, ISBN-10: 0321228383 ISBN-13: 9780321228383

I. INTRODUCTION.
1. Overview of Databases and Transactions.
2. The Big Picture.

II. DATABASE MANAGEMENT.
3. The Relational Data Model.
4. Conceptual Modeling of Databses with Entity-Relationship Diagrams and the Unified Modeling Language.
5. Relational Algebra and SQL.
6. Database Design with The Relational Normalization Theory.
7. Triggers and Active Databases.8. Using SQL in an Application.

III. OPTIMIZING DBMS PERFORMANCE AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING.
9. Physical Data Organization and Indexing.
10. The Basics of Query Processing.
11. An Overview of Query Optimization.
12. Database Tuning.
13. An Overview of Transaction Processing.

IV. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ISSUES AND DOCUMENTATION.
14. Case Study: Starting the Student Registration System.
15. Case Study: Completing the Student Registration System.

V. ADVANCED TOPICS IN DATABASES.
16. Introduction to Object Databases.
17. Introduction to XML and Web Data.