A Practical Guide to Database Design | Computer Science

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Fully updated and expanded from the previous edition A Practical Guide to Database Design Second Edition is intended for those involved in the design or development of a database system or application. It begins by illustrating how to develop a Third Normal Form data model where data is placed “where it belongs”. The reader is taken step-by-step through the Normalization process first using a simple then a more complex set of data requirements. Next usage analysis for each Logical Data Model is reviewed and a Physical Data Model is produced that will satisfy user performance requirements. Finally each Physical Data Model is used as input to create databases using both Microsoft Access and S…