For the small, finite lives of mere mortals carry little weight in the calculations of gods. But even gods may come to understand that they underestimate humans at their peril. For each, he introduces pragmatic best practices for building high-value applications. As thousands of database professionals already know, For Mere Mortals is the fastest, easiest route to mastery. Upon his arrival, he finds that he's not the only young man given a fresh start. With their benefactor away, they speculate on why they've been given this new life.
It is recommended reading for anyone who wants to provide users of their software with interfaces that are intuitive and easy-to-use. The key to any successful application lies in providing an interface users not only enjoy interacting with but which also saves time, eliminates frustration, and gets the job done with a minimum of effort.
Readers will discover the secrets of good interface design by learning how users behave and the expectations that users have of different types of interfaces. Whatever your background, the For Mere Mortals format makes the information easily accessible and usable.
Contents Preface Intro. Score: 5. The authors have updated this hands-on classic to reflect new SQL standards and database applications and teach valuable new techniques.
Expert designers will find Mike's approach fresh and enlightening and a source of great material for training others. With his many years of real-world experience designing relational databases, Michael shows you how to analyze and improve existing databases, implement keys, define table relationships and business rules, and create data views, resulting in data integrity, uniform access to data, and reduced data-entry errors. Database Design for Mere Mortals TM , Second Edition, is a straightforward, platform-independent tutorial on the basic principles of relational database design.
It provides a commonsense design methodology for developing databases that work. Database design expert Michael J. Hernandez has expanded his best-selling first edition, maintaining its hands-on approach and accessibility while updating its coverage and including even more examples and illustrations.
This edition features a CD-ROM that includes diagrams of sample databases, as well as design guidelines, documentation forms, and examples of the database design process. This book will give you the knowledge and tools you need to create efficient and effective relational databases. A rich panoply of solutions to actual useful data sub-universes e. Four data models are presented and used: the graphical Entity-Relationship, the mathematical EMDM, the physical Relational, and the logical deterministic deductive Datalog ones.
For each one of them, best practice rules, algorithms, and the theory beneath are clearly separated. Four case studies, from a simple public library example, to a complex geographical study are fully presented, on all needed levels. Several dozens of real-life exercises are proposed, out of which at least one per chapter is completely solved. Both major historical and up-to-date references are provided for each of the four data models considered.
The book provides a library of useful solutions to real-life problems and provides valuable knowledge on data analysis and modeling, database design, implementation, and fine tuning. Author : Toby J.
This extensively revised fifth edition features clear explanations, lots of terrific examples and an illustrative case, and practical advice, with design rules that are applicable to any SQL-based system. The common examples are based on real-life experiences and have been thoroughly class-tested. This book is immediately useful to anyone tasked with the creation of data models for the integration of large-scale enterprise data.
It is ideal for a stand-alone data management course focused on logical database design, or a supplement to an introductory text for introductory database management.
In-depth detail and plenty of real-world, practical examples throughout Loaded with design rules and illustrative case studies that are applicable to any SQL, UML, or XML-based system Immediately useful to anyone tasked with the creation of data models for the integration of large-scale enterprise data.
Author : John E. Author : Idemudia, Efosa C. As such, it is vital for various industries to rapidly adapt and learn to incorporate the latest technology applications and tools. The Handbook of Research on Technology Integration in the Global World is an essential reference source that examines a variety of approaches to integrating technology through technology diffusion, e-collaboration, and e-adoption.
The book explores topics such as information systems agility, semantic web, and the digital divide. This publication is a valuable resource for academicians, practitioners, researchers, and upper-level graduate students. Author : Daniel N. Learn how to construct UML data models by working through a series of exercises and self-assessment tests. Beginners can learn the UML directly. Experienced modelers can leverage their understanding of existing database notations, as the book extensively compares the UML to traditional data modeling Information Engineering.
Discover a new way of representing data requirements and communicating better with your business customers. Understand what UML constructs mean and how to properly use them. Learn subtleties of the UML. Become a power UML developer. Practice constructing data models with the exercises.
The back of the book answers every exercise. Assess your mastery of the material. Each part has a multiple-choice test that can quantify your understanding. This book will give you the knowledge and tools you need to create efficient and effective relational databases. Grouping, totaling, summaries, modifying databases, integrating data from multiple tables, and much more!
Beginning Queries with SQL is a friendly and easily read guide to writing queries with the all-important — in the database world — SQL language. Beginning Queries with SQL is written by the author of Beginning Database Design, an author who is garnering great reviews on Amazon due to the clarity and succinctness of her writing.
For each, he introduces pragmatic best practices for building high-value applications. As thousands of database professionals already know, For Mere Mortals is the fastest, easiest route to mastery.
User Interface Design for Mere Mortals takes the mystery out of designing effective interfaces for both desktop and web applications. It is recommended reading for anyone who wants to provide users of their software with interfaces that are intuitive and easy-to-use.
The key to any successful application lies in providing an interface users not only enjoy interacting with but which also saves time, eliminates frustration, and gets the job done with a minimum of effort.
Readers will discover the secrets of good interface design by learning how users behave and the expectations that users have of different types of interfaces. Whatever your background, the For Mere Mortals format makes the information easily accessible and usable. A guide to the Web design program covers such topics as text formatting, Cascading Style Sheets, links, images, tables, page layout, HTML, forms, and site management. Explains how to use the database management program to create custom applications, share data between users, and integrate data with other Microsoft Office applications.
Access In Depth is the beyond-the-basics, beneath-the-surface guide for everyone who wants to streamline their work with Access , and get more done in less time. Legendary Access expert Roger Jennings provides specific, tested, proven solutions to the problems Access database users and developers run into every day: challenges other books ignore or oversimplify.
Jennings thoroughly covers all facets of working with Access , and adds new chapters on integration and collaboration with Microsoft SharePoint and emulating Table Triggers with Access Data Macros.
New coverage also includes: customizable Ribbon and Themes; the revamped Macro Designer; Quick Start Fields; IntelliSense support in Expression Builder; Application Parts and Navigation Forms; conditional formatting and data bars in reports; and new web database publishing techniques.
As with all In Depth books, Access In Depth presents comprehensive coverage, breakthrough techniques, exclusive shortcuts, quick access to information, troubleshooting help for tough problems, and real-world examples with nothing glossed over or left out. Step-by-step instructions with icons guide readers through essential tasks such as designing tables, entering data, importing external data, designing and executing queries, and designing data entry forms and printed reports.
Additional chapters on advanced form and report design emphasize data entry efficiency and presentation clarity. By Roger Jennings, a world-renowned Access expert who has sold more than 1. Covers all aspects of working with Access , from the customizable Ribbon and Themes to conditional formatting, advanced web database publishing to SharePoint collaboration For everyone who wants to get the most out of Access , from hobbyists to power users to corporate developers.
SQL knowledge is essential for anyone involved in programming, data science, and data management. This book covers features of SQL that are standardized and common across most database vendors. You will gain a base of knowledge that will prepare you to go deeper into the specifics of any database product you might encounter. Early in the book you learn about table design, the importance of keys as row identifiers, and essential query operations.
You then move into more advanced topics such as grouping and summarizing, creating calculated fields, joining data from multiple tables when it makes business sense to do so, and more.
Readers will discover the secrets. A guide to the Web design program covers such topics as text formatting, Cascading Style Sheets, links, images, tables, page layout, HTML, forms, and site management. Effective SQL brings together the hands-on solutions and practical insights you need to solve a wide range of complex problems with SQL, and to design databases that make it far easier to manage data in the future.
Leveraging the proven format of the best-selling Effective series, it focuses on providing clear, practical explanations, expert tips, and plenty of realistic examples -- all in full color.
Drawing on their immense experience as consultants and instructors, three world-class database experts identify specific. Explains how to use the database management program to create custom applications, share data between users, and integrate data with other Microsoft Office applications.
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