Database Explorations
by C.J. Date, Hugh Darwen
2013
ISBN/ASIN: 1426937237
Number of pages: 544
Description:
The database field is full of important problems still to be solved and interesting issues still to be examined -- and some of those problems and issues are explored in this book. It reports on some of our most recent investigations in this field.
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