Publisher's Synopsis
This text addresses the concepts, procedures, design, implementation and management issues of database systems. Written for the first-time manager or user, the book aims to enhance understanding through its prose and illustrations. It stresses the systems approach to developing database applications via the systems development life cycle (SDLC), highlights the importance of logical design using CASE tools for physical design and implementation and provides coverage of the growing importance of the interface between expert systems and database systems.
