How long does it take to read An Introduction to Database Systems?
An Introduction to Database Systems by C. J. Date takes about 17 hours 12 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 17 hours 12 minutes
A long haul
First published 2000. 938 pages, about 257,950 words.
35 days (about 5 weeks) at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 28 hours 40 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 17 hours 12 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 10 hours 45 minutes |
The page count is the median across 3 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
This book provides a solid grounding in the foundations of database technology and gives some ideas of how the field is likely to develop in the future. Emphasizing insight and understanding rather than formalisms, Chris Date has divided the book into six parts: Basic Concepts, The Relational Model, Database Design, Transaction Management, Further Topics, and Object and Object/Relational Databases. This comprehensive introduction to databases reflects the latest developments and advances in the field of database systems. Throughout the book, there are numerous worked examples and exercises for the reader--with answers--as well as an extensive set of annotated references.
Subjects: Conception, Base donnée relationnelle, Database management, Architecture base donnée, Base donnée orientée objet, Gestion transaction
