Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databases by John Petersen

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databases by John Petersen

Aims to bring the elements of a database together. This book provides an overview of designing, maintaining and using a database. it covers what databases are used for, why databases are important, why the design of the database is important, database normalization, keys to solid database design, differences in types of databases, and indexes.

John V. Petersen is president and founder of Main Line Software, Inc., a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based software application and database design firm. MLSI development platforms include Visual FoxPro, Visual Basic, Access, SQL Server, and Microsoft's newest development platform Visual Studio .NET.

John earned an MBA from the Haub School of Business at St. Joseph's University in 1993. John is currently a 2L at the Rutgers University School of Law. John has presented at many industry events including Microsoft Developer Days and Microsoft Tech-Ed. John's writing projects have included Visual FoxPro 6 Enterprise Development and Hands-On Visual Basic 6 Web Development from Prima Publishing, ADO Jumpstart MSDN Whitepaper, and numerous feature articles on application development and database design issues. John has been an annual recipient of Microsoft's Most Valuable Professional award since 1996.

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ISBN 13	9780789725691
ISBN 10	078972569X
Title	Absolute Beginner's Guide to Databases
Author	John Petersen
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pearson Education (US)
Year published	2002-03-13
Number of pages	336
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