Databases Demystified, 2nd Edition

Hard stuff made easy! Your practical, self-paced guide to database fundamentals
Databases Demystified, Second Edition is the curriculum-based tutorial for anyone overwhelmed by confusing subjects and complex textbooks. The book is user friendly, engaging, easy to follow, and designed for the student or non-expert wanting to quickly learn the ins and outs of databases and immediately apply the concepts learned.
Clear language, step-by-step discussions, and quizzes at the end of each chapter make understanding databases easy. Learn how to form database queries using Microsoft Access and SQL, explore methods for connecting a database to applications, and discover how to store historical data for analyses. From logical data design using normalization, to database security and data warehousing, this hands-on guide is simple enough for a beginner but challenging enough for an advanced student.
Databases Demystified, Second Edition
Covers Access 2010, the latest ANSI/ISO standard, and MySQL 5.5
Includes new coverage of advanced normal forms, UML diagrams, and integrating XML and objects into databases
Features chapter-opening objectives that offer insight into what you re going to learn in each step
Provides questions at the end of every chapter to reinforce learning and pinpoint weaknesses
Contains a final exam for overall self-assessment
Step-by-step coverage:
Database Fundamentals; Exploring Relational Database Components; Forms-Based Database Queries; Introduction to SQL; The Database Life Cycle; Logical Database Design Using Normalization; Data and Process Modeling; Physical Database Design; Connecting Databases to the Outside World; Database Security; Database Implementation; Databases for Online Analytical Processing; Integrating XML Documents and Objects into Databases