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What is not covered in this chapter

8 September, 2015 - 12:22

The topics covered in this book span or are related to a number of different computer science and information science domains, most especially database systems. This chapter covers several topics that are traditionally taught within database systems courses or some systems design courses, namely data modelingand database systems architectures. There are many database systems concepts that are beyond the scope of this chapter, however. These include: theoretical approaches to data modeling, including normalization theory; a comprehensive treatment of indexing in database management systems, and programming language aspects of data management. These topics may be included in future versions of this chapter. Feedback is welcome from instructors and students alike as to their needs.