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Databases run the modern world - and they're far more approachable than you think.

Every time you check a bank balance, send a message, or search for a product, a database is quietly doing the work behind the scenes. Yet for something so central to modern life, databases are remarkably easy to learn once someone shows you how the pieces fit together. That's exactly what this book does.

Written for complete beginners and first-time students alike, Database Foundations takes you from "I've heard the word database" to confidently designing tables, writing real SQL queries, and understanding the ideas behind them. There's no prior programming experience required - just a willingness to follow along and type a few queries yourself.

The approach is simple and proven: start with intuition, then add precision, and practice constantly. Every concept is explained in plain language first, then backed up with clear examples, full-color illustrations, and hands-on exercises with solutions.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Understand what databases are and why they beat spreadsheets and files
• Master the relational model: tables, keys, and relationships
• Design sound databases using ER diagrams and normalization
• Write SQL from your very first SELECT to joins, subqueries, and aggregation
• Create and modify tables, enforce rules with constraints, and use views and indexes
• Keep data safe and consistent with transactions and the ACID properties
• Step beyond SQL into NoSQL and MongoDB - and know when to use each
• Explore modern essentials like window functions, cloud databases, and security basics
• Walk through a complete database design from scratch, start to finish

Everything is vendor-neutral, so the skills you gain work across MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and SQLite. Where those systems differ, a short note points it out so you're never caught off guard.

This book is for you if you are:

• A complete beginner curious about how data works
• A student who needs the formal ideas explained clearly before an exam
• A developer, analyst, or professional who wants to finally understand databases properly
• Anyone who wants honest answers out of their own data

Learning databases is one of the most broadly useful technical skills there is - whether you become a developer, a data analyst, a scientist, or simply someone who wants to work smarter with information.

Parametry knihy

• Plný název: Database Foundations
• Podnázev: A Beginner's Guide to SQL, Database Design, and How Data Really Works
• Autor: A. W. Evergarden
• Jazyk: Angličtina
• Vazba: Brožovaná
• Počet stran: 226
• EAN: 9798187424399
• ID: 53244888
• Nakladatelství: Independently published
• Hmotnost: 310 g
• Rozměry: 229 × 152 × 12 mm
• Datum vydání: 15. July 2026

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