TY - BOOK AU - Shepherd,John C. TI - Database management: theory and application SN - 0256078297 U1 - 005.74 Sh5d 1990 PY - 1990/// CY - Homewood, IL PB - Irwin KW - Database management N1 - Includes bibliography, glossary and index N2 - " 'Database Management: Theory and Application' is appropriate for an applied programmer/analyst-oriented course in database management. It is recommended that students have had at least one COBOL course, as this is the language used in the examples. It is also beneficial if students have already developed sequential and random access programs, which provide a basis for comparing the traditional file-processing methods with the database approach." ER -