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Learning PostgreSQL 11 - Third Edition

By : Salahaldin Juba, Andrey Volkov
Book Image

Learning PostgreSQL 11 - Third Edition

By: Salahaldin Juba, Andrey Volkov

Overview of this book

PostgreSQL is one of the most popular open source database management systems in the world, and it supports advanced features included in SQL standards. This book will familiarize you with the latest features in PostgreSQL 11, and get you up and running with building efficient PostgreSQL database solutions from scratch. Learning PostgreSQL, 11 begins by covering the concepts of relational databases and their core principles. You’ll explore the Data Definition Language (DDL) and commonly used DDL commands supported by ANSI SQL. You’ll also learn how to create tables, define integrity constraints, build indexes, and set up views and other schema objects. As you advance, you’ll come to understand Data Manipulation Language (DML) and server-side programming capabilities using PL/pgSQL, giving you a robust background to develop, tune, test, and troubleshoot your database application. The book will guide you in exploring NoSQL capabilities and connecting to your database to manipulate data objects. You’ll get to grips with using data warehousing in analytical solutions and reports, and scaling the database for high availability and performance. By the end of this book, you’ll have gained a thorough understanding of PostgreSQL 11 and developed the necessary skills to build efficient database solutions.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)

Questions

  1. How does CAP theorem affect database general characteristics? Give an example of a database that complies with ACID properties and compare it with another database that utilizes BASE.
  2. Describe ACID attributes briefly.
  3. Think of a scenario where one can utilize different database categories to fulfill different business requirements.
  4. What is the difference between tuple and set?
  5. 3VL is used in the relational model; give examples of NULL value interpretation.
  6. Why should the tuples in the relation be unique? Which constraint ensures tuple uniqueness?
  7. Given two relations where both relations have 10 tuples and five attributes, assuming we have applied the Cartesian product on the two relations, what is the total number of attributes and tuples for the resultant relation?
  1. What is a domain constraint? List domain constraint types. Assuming a relation, client, has an attribute, phone_number, define the domain constraint for this attribute.
  2. Imagine that you have been assigned to a team that will be developing the online car portal system. As the team leader for the data design team, you have to provide a work plan that identifies the phases of data design. For each data model perspective phase, provide the following:

    • The scope of the data modeling phase
    • The inputs of the phase
    • The outputs of the phase