Database management has evolved from a specialized computer application to a central component of virtually all enterprises and as a result knowledge about database systems has become an essential part of an education in computer science In this text we present the fundamental concepts of database management These concepts include aspects of database design database languages and database system implementation This text is intended for a first course in databases at the junior or senior undergraduate or first year graduate level In addition to basic material for a first course the text contains advanced material that can be used for course supplements or as introductory material for an advanced course Database management has evolved from a specialized computer application to a central component of virtually all enterprises, and, as a result, knowledge about database systems has become an essential part of an education in computer science. In this text, we present the fundamental concepts of database management. These concepts include aspects of database design, database ...languages, and database-system implementation. This text is intended for a first course in databases at the junior or senior undergraduate, or first-year graduate, level. In addition to basic material for a first course, the text contains advanced material that can be used for course supplements, or as introductory material for an advanced course.