Reading recommendations

#1

Hello,

I'm looking for reading recommandations for an introduction to
database technologies. I'm not an IT expert, I never had any formal
training in ICT, and know little about programming. However, I'm
fairly knowledgeable about computer technology, so I guess I'm what
manuals condiser as an "advanced user".

I'm looking for a book that would explain all theoretical aspects of
database systems, yet without going into too much detail: I want to
understand how it works, but I probably will never create or manage a
database myself (except my CD collection database :-) ). So I think
Date's "Introduction to database systems" would be too much for me.

I'd like a book which explains notions such as relations, referential
integrity, transactions, etc., and which would be up to date,
including, e.g., object databases.

Thanks in advance for any suggestion.

Raphael

#2

"Fundamentals of Database Systems" by Elmasri and Navathe. Just skip the
calculus and algebra mumbo-jumbo.

"Raphael Goubet" <rgoubet (AT) yahoo (DOT) fr> wrote

Quote:

Hello,

I'm looking for reading recommandations for an introduction to
database technologies. I'm not an IT expert, I never had any formal
training in ICT, and know little about programming. However, I'm
fairly knowledgeable about computer technology, so I guess I'm what
manuals condiser as an "advanced user".

I'm looking for a book that would explain all theoretical aspects of
database systems, yet without going into too much detail: I want to
understand how it works, but I probably will never create or manage a
database myself (except my CD collection database :-) ). So I think
Date's "Introduction to database systems" would be too much for me.

I'd like a book which explains notions such as relations, referential
integrity, transactions, etc., and which would be up to date,
including, e.g., object databases.

Thanks in advance for any suggestion.

Raphael

#3

In article <4d90pv079o89j5m7l1a6at3vap6vmmm89c (AT) 4ax (DOT) com>,
rgoubet (AT) yahoo (DOT) fr says...

Quote:

I'm looking for a book that would explain all theoretical aspects of
database systems, yet without going into too much detail: I want to
understand how it works, but I probably will never create or manage a
database myself (except my CD collection database :-) ). So I think
Date's "Introduction to database systems" would be too much for me.

I'd like a book which explains notions such as relations, referential
integrity, transactions, etc., and which would be up to date,
including, e.g., object databases.

Hernandez's "Database Design for Mere Mortals" is an excellent primer
for the neophyte. It leaves out the much of the theoretical esoterica,
but goes a long way to help the reader understand how to analyze the
data, processes, and relationships before ever touching a table.

#4

rgoubet (AT) yahoo (DOT) fr says...

Quote:

I'm looking for reading recommandations for an introduction to
database technologies. I'm not an IT expert, I never had any formal
training in ICT, and know little about programming. However, I'm
fairly knowledgeable about computer technology, so I guess I'm what
manuals condiser as an "advanced user".

I'm looking for a book that would explain all theoretical aspects of
database systems, yet without going into too much detail: I want to
understand how it works, but I probably will never create or manage a
database myself (except my CD collection database :-) ). So I think
Date's "Introduction to database systems" would be too much for me.

I'd like a book which explains notions such as relations, referential
integrity, transactions, etc., and which would be up to date,
including, e.g., object databases.

Salut Raphaël,

À mon avis, tu pourrais faire pire que de lire le bouquin de Bruce
Momjian (PostgreSQL an Introduction) - tout est bien expliqué la-dedans.

Aussi a mon avis, tu ne comprendras jamais rien si tu ne crée pas toi-
même tes propres bases de données. Télécharge Interbase (Open Source)
pour Windows a http://mers.com - installe, et joue avec. Il y a une base
de données toute faite (Employee) et tu peut y voir des examples.

Tu n'as pas dit si t'étais un utilisateur avancé de Windows ou de Linux
ou quoi.

Envoie-moi un courriel si tu as des problèmes.

Paul...

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Raphael

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#5

Raphael Goubet <rgoubet (AT) yahoo (DOT) fr> wrote

Quote:

I'm looking for a book that would explain all theoretical aspects of
database systems, yet without going into too much detail: I want to
understand how it works, but I probably will never create or manage a
database myself (except my CD collection database :-) ). So I think
Date's "Introduction to database systems" would be too much for me.

It is not too much. You don't have to read the whole book.

Quote:

I'd like a book which explains notions such as relations, referential
integrity, transactions, etc., and which would be up to date,
including, e.g., object databases.

Date's "Intro"

Regards
Alfredo

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