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Learning Neo4j 3.x - Second Edition

By : Jerome Baton
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Learning Neo4j 3.x - Second Edition

By: Jerome Baton

Overview of this book

Neo4j is a graph database that allows traversing huge amounts of data with ease. This book aims at quickly getting you started with the popular graph database Neo4j. Starting with a brief introduction to graph theory, this book will show you the advantages of using graph databases along with data modeling techniques for graph databases. You'll gain practical hands-on experience with commonly used and lesser known features for updating graph store with Neo4j's Cypher query language. Furthermore, you'll also learn to create awesome procedures using APOC and extend Neo4j's functionality, enabling integration, algorithmic analysis, and other advanced spatial operation capabilities on data. Through the course of the book you will come across implementation examples on the latest updates in Neo4j, such as in-graph indexes, scaling, performance improvements, visualization, data refactoring techniques, security enhancements, and much more. By the end of the book, you'll have gained the skills to design and implement modern spatial applications, from graphing data to unraveling business capabilities with the help of real-world use cases.
Table of Contents (24 chapters)
Title Page
Credits
About the Authors
Acknowledgement
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Customer Feedback
Preface

Test questions


Question 1: Graph theory is a very recent field in modern mathematics, invented in the late 20th century by Leonard Euler:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Question 2: Name one field that graphs are NOT used for in today's science/application fields:

  1. Route problems.
  2. Social studies.
  3. Accounting systems.
  4. Biological studies.

Question 3: Graphs are a very niche phenomenon that can only be applied to a very limited set of applications/research fields:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Question 4: Which other category of databases bears the most resemblance to graph databases?

  1. Navigational databases.
  2. Relational Databases.

 

  1. Column-family stores.
  2. None; graph databases are unique.

Question 5: The data model of graph databases is often described as the proprietary graph data model, containing nodes, relationships, and proprietary elements:

  1. True.
  2. False.

Question 6: Simple, aggregate-oriented queries yielding a list of things are a great application for a graph database.

  1. True.
  2. False.