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Teradata University and Student Networks Both PVFC databases are pre-loaded into an SQL-compliant database at the Teradata University Network and Teradata Student Network. Additional production-sized sample databases are also pre-loaded.Teradata SQL Assistant allows students to run SQL commands from a Web browser from any PC. Students can create their own databases and manage usage rights for team projects. On-line SQL exams can be administered, too. Faculty: Register at www.teradatauniversitynetwork.com, and then access Teradata Database under the Apply & Do menu and follow the instructions to create a course environment for your students with one or more of our textbook databases. You may also use this site to upload additional databases for your students to access. Information is available on the Teradata Database page for all the features available under Teradata SQL Assistant. Students: Point your browser to www.teradatastudentnetwork.com. The general password for the Teradata Student Network must be obtained from your referring professor.Access the Teradata Database under the Apply & Do link, and obtain an SQL Assistant Account for the course environment your instructor has created.Your instructor may assign a special password for this environment. Students and faculty can conduct a trial of Teradata SQL Assistant Web Edition by clicking on Teradata SQL Assistant Trial in the Access Content category of Quick Links.This trial and associated video and documentation can work effectively with Chapter 1 of this text. Instructors: Additional materials for faculty are available on the Instructor Resource Center for this book. Instructors can register for access to faculty-only material at www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/hoffer. Once you register, you will not have additional forms to fill out, or multiple usernames and passwords to remember in order to access new titles and/or editions. As a registered faculty member, you can login directly to download resource files. Need help? Our dedicated Technical Support team is ready to assist instructors with questions about the media supplements that accompany this text. Visit: http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com for answers to frequently asked questions and toll-free user support phone numbers. QUICK GUIDE TO MDBM TEXTBOOK RESOURCES MDBM Companion Website www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/hoffer Many of these files require the free Adobe Reader in order to open and read them. Adobe Reader can be downloaded at www.adobe.com. A. Full-text of chapters 12-14 of the textbook. These files require the free Adobe Reader to be viewed. The textbook includes condensed versions of these chapters. a. Chapter 12: Distributed Databases b. Chapter 13: Object-Oriented Databases c. Chapter 14: Object-Relational Databases B. A download of all the data and documentation files for the Pine Valley Furniture Company case study. You can download the case study files for the Pine Valley Furniture Company.These files are provided in ZIP archives to facilitate downloading.You will need a file decompression utility, such as WinZip (www.winzip.com/downwz.htm), to unzip the file. Each database is available in MS-Access, Oracle script, and comma-delimited files, and the book version of the database is also available in MS-SQL. Pine Valley Furniture Company case study files: ◆ BookPVFC: Use this database to study some of the queries included in Chapter 6. ◆ BigPVFC: This database is a more complete implementation of Figure 2-22 and is intended for critical review (not all of the design is optimal), for continued development and improvement, and to address some of the Problems and Exercises in Chapters 6 and 7. ◆ Instructions for setting up MS-SQL Server on your computer. C. Links to all the Web resources mentioned in the text, organized by chapter. D. Glossaries of acronyms and terms. E. Additional topical materials. Baird, Willard. (2004) Optimizing Database Performance: The Example of Tuning an Oracle Database. F. Downloadable file of this page’s information with hyperlinks. This file requires the free Adobe Reader to be viewed. G. Camtasia video tutorials. You can download and play without any special software video tutorials to support Chapters 1 (Introduction to Databases), 2 and 3 (Entity-Relationship Data Modeling), 4 (Data Normalization), and 6 and 7 (SQL). These videos supplement the associated chapters with content on more difficult concepts and offer helpful hints.
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Teradata University and Student Networks
Both PVFC databases are pre-loaded into an SQL-compliant database at the TeradataUniversity Network and Teradata Student Network. Additional production-sized sampledatabases are also pre-loaded. Teradata SQL Assistant allows students to run SQL commands from a Web browser from any PC. Students can create their own databases and manage usage rights for team projects. On-line SQL exams can be administered, too.
Faculty: Register at www.teradatauniversitynetwork.com, and then accessTeradata Database under the Apply & Do menu and follow the instructions to createa course environment for your students with one or more of our textbook databases.You may also use this site to upload additional databases for your students to access.Information is available on the Teradata Database page for all the features availableunder Teradata SQL Assistant.
Students: Point your browser to www.teradatastudentnetwork.com. The generalpassword for the Teradata Student Network must be obtained from your referringprofessor. Access the Teradata Database under the Apply & Do link, and obtain anSQL Assistant Account for the course environment your instructor has created. Yourinstructor may assign a special password for this environment.
Students and faculty can conduct a trial of Teradata SQL Assistant Web Edition by clicking on Teradata SQL Assistant Trial in the Access Content category of Quick Links. This trial andassociated video and documentation can work effectively with Chapter 1 of this text.
Instructors: Additional materials for faculty are available on the InstructorResource Center for this book.
Instructors can register for access to faculty-only material at www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/hoffer. Once you register, you will not have additional forms to fill out, or multiple usernames and passwords to remember in order to access new titles and/or editions. As a registered faculty member, you can login directly to download resource files.
Need help? Our dedicated Technical Support team is ready to assist instructors with questions about the media supplements that accompany this text. Visit:http://247pearsoned.custhelp.com for answers to frequently asked questions and toll-free user support phone numbers.
QUICK GUIDE TO MDBM TEXTBOOK RESOURCES
MDBM Companion Website
www.pearsonglobaleditions.com/hoffer
Many of these files require the free Adobe Reader in order to open and readthem. Adobe Reader can be downloaded at www.adobe.com.
A. Full-text of chapters 12-14 of the textbook. These files require the free Adobe Readerto be viewed. The textbook includes condensed versions of these chapters.
a. Chapter 12: Distributed Databases b. Chapter 13: Object-Oriented Databases c. Chapter 14: Object-Relational Databases
B. A download of all the data and documentation files for the Pine Valley Furniture Company case study. You can download the case study files for the Pine Valley FurnitureCompany. These files are provided in ZIP archives to facilitate downloading. You will needa file decompression utility, such as WinZip (www.winzip.com/downwz.htm), to unzipthe file. Each database is available in MS-Access, Oracle script, and comma-delimited files,and the book version of the database is also available in MS-SQL.
Pine Valley Furniture Company case study files:
◆ BookPVFC: Use this database to study some of the queries included in Chapter 6.
◆ BigPVFC: This database is a more complete implementation of Figure 2-22 and is intended for critical review (not all of the design is optimal), for continueddevelopment and improvement, and to address some of the Problems andExercises in Chapters 6 and 7.
◆ Instructions for setting up MS-SQL Server on your computer.
C. Links to all the Web resources mentioned in the text, organized by chapter.D. Glossaries of acronyms and terms.E. Additional topical materials. Baird, Willard. (2004) Optimizing Database Performance:
The Example of Tuning an Oracle Database.F. Downloadable file of this page’s information with hyperlinks. This file requires the free
Adobe Reader to be viewed.G. Camtasia video tutorials. You can download and play without any special software
video tutorials to support Chapters 1 (Introduction to Databases), 2 and 3 (Entity-Relationship Data Modeling), 4 (Data Normalization), and 6 and 7 (SQL).These videos supplement the associated chapters with content on more difficult concepts and offer helpful hints.
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