Detailing the ins and outs of entity-relationship (E-R) diagramming, this comprehensive guide is an indispensable text for learning the basics of database development. This second edition features more examples throughout the text, more focused exercises, as well as more coverage of ternary and higher-order ER diagrams, generalizations, and specializations. In addition, the authors provide a new in-depth chapter on reverse engineering along with a new, detailed look at functional dependencies and normal forms.

Índice: Data, Databases, and the Software Engineering Process IntroductionData Building a Database What is the Software Engineering Process? Entity Relationship Diagrams and the Software Engineering Life Cycle Phase 1: Get the Requirements for the Database Phase 2: Specify the Database Phase 3: Design the Database Chapter Summary Exercises Bibliography Data and Data Models Introduction Files, Records, and Data Items Moving from 3 A - 5 Cards to Computers Database Models The Hierarchical Model The Network Model The Relational Model Chapter Summary The Relational Model and Functional Dependencies Introduction Funda... Etc.