TY - BOOK AU - Eaglestone,Barry AU - Ridley,Mick TI - Web database systems SN - 0077096002 U1 - 005.758 PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Web database KW - World wide web N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part 1 Introduction to Web database systems: what is the database?; what is the Web?; what are the characteristics of modern database applications?; why and when is it advantageous to link a database to the Web?. Part 2 Database technology: what is a data model?; what is a relational database?; what is an object database? Part 3 Web technology: how does a user gain access to information on the Web?; how does a user place information on the Web?; how does the Web transfer information between providers and suppliers? Part 4 Web/database connectivity and applications: how is a database system connected to the Web?; how do we design and maintain Web-database systems? Part 5 Summary and conclusions N2 - This work examines databases and web connectivity. It begins by introducing the reader to the basic notions of mainstream database technologies, in particular relational, object, and object relations. It proceeds to investigate web technology, its architecture and protocols ER -