| Preface | |
| Introduction | |
| Data Models | |
| Entity-Relationship Model | |
| Relational Model | |
| Relational Databases | |
| SQL | |
| Other Relational Languages | |
| Integrity and Security | |
| Relational-Database Design | |
| Object-Based Databases and XML | |
| Object-Oriented Databases | |
| Object-Relational Databases | |
| XML | |
| Data Storage and Querying | |
| Storage and File Structure | |
| Indexing and Hashing | |
| Query Processing | |
| Query Optimization | |
| Transaction Management | |
| Transactions | |
| Concurrency Control | |
| Recovery System | |
| Database System Architecture | |
| Database System Architectures | |
| Distributed Databases | |
| Parallel Databases | |
| Other Topics | |
| Application Development and Administration | |
| Advanced Querying and Information Retrieval | |
| Advanced Data Types and New Applications | |
| Advanced Transaction Processing | |
| Case Studies | |
| Oracle | |
| IBM DB2 Universal Database | |
| Microsoft SQL Server | |
| App. A: Network Model (contents online) | |
| App. B: Hierarchical Model (contents online) | |
| App. C: Advanced Relational Design (contents online) | |
| Bibliography | |
| Index | |
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