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マンガでわかる [Manga de Wakaru]
Database
L'impero ortofrutticolo della principessa Ruruna e di Cain è un insieme di dati duplicati e in conflitti tra loro, un vero problema!! Cosa possono fare? Facile! Definire un database relazionale con l'aiuto di Tico, la fatina dei database.
Ne I manga delle scienza: Database Tico ci insegnerà a costruire un database per la gestione delle vendite e delle esportazioni. Impareremo il funzionamento dei database e il significato di termini come "schema", "chiavi", "normalizzazione" e "transazioni".
Insieme a Ruruna e Cain impareremo a:
✔ estrarre date da un database relazionale usando operatori d'insieme e relazionali;
✔ applicare il modello entità-relazione per rappresentare i dati in maniera accurata;
✔ gestire i permessi dell'utente e i blocchi per impedire il conflitto tra i dati o la lroo duplicazione;
✔ usare le istruzioni SQL per aggiornare o recuperare dati e creare report.
Arriveremo ad esplorare i fondamenti di indicizzazione, sicurezza, recupero, replicazioni dei database e altro ancora.
Se quando sentite parlare di "database" vi sembra di perdervi in un labirinto di numeri e dati fuori dal vostro controllo, fate compagnia a Ruruna e Cain mentre imparano tutto ciò di cui hanno bisogno ne I manga delle scienza: Database .
Ne I manga delle scienza: Database Tico ci insegnerà a costruire un database per la gestione delle vendite e delle esportazioni. Impareremo il funzionamento dei database e il significato di termini come "schema", "chiavi", "normalizzazione" e "transazioni".
Insieme a Ruruna e Cain impareremo a:
✔ estrarre date da un database relazionale usando operatori d'insieme e relazionali;
✔ applicare il modello entità-relazione per rappresentare i dati in maniera accurata;
✔ gestire i permessi dell'utente e i blocchi per impedire il conflitto tra i dati o la lroo duplicazione;
✔ usare le istruzioni SQL per aggiornare o recuperare dati e creare report.
Arriveremo ad esplorare i fondamenti di indicizzazione, sicurezza, recupero, replicazioni dei database e altro ancora.
Se quando sentite parlare di "database" vi sembra di perdervi in un labirinto di numeri e dati fuori dal vostro controllo, fate compagnia a Ruruna e Cain mentre imparano tutto ciò di cui hanno bisogno ne I manga delle scienza: Database .
211 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 2005
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October 14, 2016
কড রাজ্যের রাজকন্যা রুরুনা আর তার বন্ধু কেইন। কড হচ্ছে ফলের রাজ্য, কতই না ফল ফলে, রপ্তানিও করে অন্য রাজ্যে। এসবের দেখাশোনাই করে তারা। কিন্তু একটার পর একটা ঝামেলা। অনেকগুলো ডিপার্টমেন্ট, সবাই আলাদা-আলাদাভাবে ডেটা রাখে। সেদিন আপেলের দাম বাড়িয়ে ১২০জি (জি মানে গোল্ড) করে দেয়াতে একটা ঝামেলা হল। এক ডিপার্টমেন্ট খবরই পায়নি, একটা তো ভুল করে ৩০০জি করে দিল। এভাবে কাগজে বিচ্ছিন্নভাবে ডেটা রাখলে তো ঝামেলা হবেই।
তো এই যে এত সমস্যা সেই কারণেই সেই কোন দূরের এক রাজ্য থেকে একটা বই নিয়ে এসেছে রাজা-রাণী। চাবি দিয়ে সেই বই খোলায় বেড়িয়ে আসলো পরী টিকো। টিকো তাদের কতটুকু ঝামেলামুক্ত করতে পারবে?
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ডেটাবেজ নিয়ে চমৎকার একটা বই। এক টিকেটে দুই সিনেমার মত ডেটাবেজের পাশাপাশি প্রথমবারের মত একটা মাঙ্গাও পড়ে ফেললাম। পড়তে পড়তে আমার ভূতের ভবিষ্যতের কথা মনে পড়ছিল: আমার এ গল্পটায় অনেকগুলো স্তর আছে। এবং যথেষ্ট বাণিজ্যিক মাল-মসলাও আছে। ক্রাইম, প্যাশন, থ্রিল, প্রেম, নাচা-গানা, এসব নিয়ে বেশ একটা জমজমাট প্লট-বয়লায়।
[ছবির লেখা ঠিকমত পড়তে ইচ্ছুক হলে ক্লিক করুন।]
May 7, 2009
I'm well-versed in databases, but this manga impressed me with its broad introduction into the stuff. Although I wonder to what extent a little kid could crawl through all the text, ironically a college student would look down on it for havint too little text.
But make no mistake: this could be a revolutionary learning tool in the right hands. If it takes 15 weeks with a textbook to learn about databases, consider what could happen if this book could teach the concepts in a single week!
I must find a 9 year old to test this on.
But make no mistake: this could be a revolutionary learning tool in the right hands. If it takes 15 weeks with a textbook to learn about databases, consider what could happen if this book could teach the concepts in a single week!
I must find a 9 year old to test this on.
June 17, 2009
Intrigue, jealousy, romance, and structured query language...
It actually works, and as a broad introduction to databases, I found that I learned and retained quite a bit of the material presented. Chapters present the basic information in Manga format, then expand on the material in more detail with helpful diagrams, tables, and examples of queries, etc.
I still do not understand the stylistic format of Manga. Overly exaggerated and extremely literal comic characters, emotions, and actions do not make sense to my classic (read: 1960s) Marvel-raised self.
It actually works, and as a broad introduction to databases, I found that I learned and retained quite a bit of the material presented. Chapters present the basic information in Manga format, then expand on the material in more detail with helpful diagrams, tables, and examples of queries, etc.
I still do not understand the stylistic format of Manga. Overly exaggerated and extremely literal comic characters, emotions, and actions do not make sense to my classic (read: 1960s) Marvel-raised self.
October 29, 2016
i didn't know 2 people falling in love over their shared love of fruit export databases could b so cute & informative
March 10, 2021
5 stars
That's high praise.
Nothing less than it deserves.
Even if you have NOTHING to do with databases in your life, you will enjoy this book.
Transactions, deadlocks, stored procs explained succinctly. You've got to love it.
That's high praise.
Nothing less than it deserves.
Even if you have NOTHING to do with databases in your life, you will enjoy this book.
Transactions, deadlocks, stored procs explained succinctly. You've got to love it.
August 19, 2019
I imagine this is the perfect book for some to learn about Relational Databases, but I thought it was pretty meh. Reminded me of people who dress up their dogs. Dogs are already cute; why are you putting them in tiny tuxes? Going through a good, real-world example can be just as satisfying and doesn't need an extraneous story-line.
All that aside, the example database could have been better and more clearly introduced. I also thought the way normalization was explained was convoluted and generally inapplicable. On the positive side, there are bits of good information throughout.
All that aside, the example database could have been better and more clearly introduced. I also thought the way normalization was explained was convoluted and generally inapplicable. On the positive side, there are bits of good information throughout.
April 15, 2022
Fun, quick guide to learning databases. The storylines were pretty simple and sometimes were directly about learning databases instead of having the examples integrated into real stories.
February 3, 2024
This is an excellent breakdown for computer inept folks, such as myself. The comic is cute and makes the content easier to comprehend.
November 15, 2018
I used this book as a reading material before my lecture in database making. Surprisingly, knowing my students, most of them actually read and finished the manga during the weekend. I also enjoyed these books/manga. Very interesting.
May 31, 2023
I didn't know two people falling in love over their shared love of fruit export databases could be so fun and informative. Solid refresher of this material, wish I had read it in college though.
February 6, 2011
A database fairy explains SQL to a princess. Actually a very good introduction to databases if you can get past the hyper-cuteness of it all.
November 25, 2019
Having read one of these books before, I was cautiously optimistic that this book would be both entertaining and instructive and I found that to be the case. In many ways this book is similar to the last book in the series that I read [1], and will encourage me to read more of these books as my library has quite a few of them. If this book is not exactly groundbreaking in its approach, it does provide a humorous way to justify the learning of databases and explore what it is that they have to offer to the reader even if few of the readers are likely to be in the same sort of life that the characters in the book are nor are they likely to learn about databases in the same way. This is a book that goes well beyond what it needs to do in order to make its point about the joy and practicality of databases and the sense of whimsy that the novel has is certainly something that I appreciated reading and that drew at least a few smiles to my face when it comes to thinking about this book's approach.
This book is about 200 pages and is divided into six chapters. After a short preface the book begins with a discussion of what a database is through the appearance of a fairy in a book that explains databases to a princess and one of her nerdy advisers who are running the kingdom while the king is away (1). After that there is a discussion about what a relational database is as opposed to other types of databases like hierarchical ones (2). This leads to a discussion of the E-R model in several cases and the design of databases for the fruit-growing kingdom (3). After that the database fairy explains to her students how to use basic SQL commands (4). What follows is a discussion about how to operate databases and provide locks as well as indexing and recovering from disasters (5). The book then ends with a discussion of how databases are everywhere, which even includes a look at the king's book on fruit which his daughter didn't know about as well as some heartfelt goodbyes (6). Included in the book is a subplot where the princess decides not to marry a playboy and chooses to marry her intelligent adviser/protector, showing herself to be less of an airhead than might have been originally assumed.
How is it best to teach databases? As someone who works in the field of data analysis there are many ways that I have seen databases explored. Most of them are highly technical and not very exciting. This has lead to plenty of space where a book like this can make a subject that seems very difficult much easier to grasp in its fundamentals. If the reader does not need to learn SQL in great detail, the fundamental understanding of join and union and select statements explored here ought to be enough to provide at least a basic understanding of databases and what they do, and this is likely to be enough for the reader to at least understand and appreciate what the quants in their company are up to in creating and administrating databases. Even beyond that this book offers some humor in exploring the way that databases serve as a basic and foundational background to a great many important functions when it comes to ensuring that data can be updated, even as the book explores the trade-offs that are often involved in creating databases for use by a large group of people.
[1] https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2019...
This book is about 200 pages and is divided into six chapters. After a short preface the book begins with a discussion of what a database is through the appearance of a fairy in a book that explains databases to a princess and one of her nerdy advisers who are running the kingdom while the king is away (1). After that there is a discussion about what a relational database is as opposed to other types of databases like hierarchical ones (2). This leads to a discussion of the E-R model in several cases and the design of databases for the fruit-growing kingdom (3). After that the database fairy explains to her students how to use basic SQL commands (4). What follows is a discussion about how to operate databases and provide locks as well as indexing and recovering from disasters (5). The book then ends with a discussion of how databases are everywhere, which even includes a look at the king's book on fruit which his daughter didn't know about as well as some heartfelt goodbyes (6). Included in the book is a subplot where the princess decides not to marry a playboy and chooses to marry her intelligent adviser/protector, showing herself to be less of an airhead than might have been originally assumed.
How is it best to teach databases? As someone who works in the field of data analysis there are many ways that I have seen databases explored. Most of them are highly technical and not very exciting. This has lead to plenty of space where a book like this can make a subject that seems very difficult much easier to grasp in its fundamentals. If the reader does not need to learn SQL in great detail, the fundamental understanding of join and union and select statements explored here ought to be enough to provide at least a basic understanding of databases and what they do, and this is likely to be enough for the reader to at least understand and appreciate what the quants in their company are up to in creating and administrating databases. Even beyond that this book offers some humor in exploring the way that databases serve as a basic and foundational background to a great many important functions when it comes to ensuring that data can be updated, even as the book explores the trade-offs that are often involved in creating databases for use by a large group of people.
[1] https://edgeinducedcohesion.blog/2019...
October 20, 2021
Bardzo przyjemne ale też zawierające wiele skondensowanych informacji. Każdy rozdział składa się z komiksu wprowadzającego pojęcia oraz tekstu z dokładniejszym objaśnieniem zagadnień. Zaskoczyłam się jak dobre jest to wprowadzenie do relacyjnych baz danych i jak sprawnie wplecione jest w uroczą historię. Każdy kto chce zajmować się SQLem wyciągnie z tej książki coś pożytecznego.
Jedyne do czego mogę się przyczepić to słaba korekta w polskim wydaniu. Nazwy tabel na obrazkach oraz w tekście tłumaczone jakby przez inną osobę, dwa razy wklejone to samo pytanie, nieprzetłumaczony fragment itp. Treść od strony merytorycznej jest jednak w porządku i jak najbardziej polecam.
Jedyne do czego mogę się przyczepić to słaba korekta w polskim wydaniu. Nazwy tabel na obrazkach oraz w tekście tłumaczone jakby przez inną osobę, dwa razy wklejone to samo pytanie, nieprzetłumaczony fragment itp. Treść od strony merytorycznej jest jednak w porządku i jak najbardziej polecam.
February 9, 2023
I don't feel like the manga guides are quite the ideal execution of their concept, but I still can't help but feel quite fond of them. Compared to Statisitcs, I think this one integrates its story and lessons a bit more smoothly, and I thought the story itself was more entertaining. The lessons are done well, though these books are definitely meant to give a brief overview of the topic rather than a deep understanding. I'm still hoping one eventually really nails the blend of story and subject, and creates something more than the sum of its parts. But as they are, I think they are fairly nice edutainment.
March 30, 2018
Very quick read since I just took a databases class. Overall, this book doesn’t cover the same depth as a college level course (and I didn’t expect it to), but I really enjoyed the explanation of first and second normal forms, which we didn’t go over since third normal form is the only usable form. It definitely increased my understanding of databases on a conceptual level and the visual guides were helpful, as the concepts taught in class tend to be purely based on logic and methodical formulas. This provided an additional layer of intuition. Unfortunately the plot is somewhat thin.
October 6, 2020
This was a really fast intro/refresher to databases which I found useful as I take a college class on databases. This book provided a great no-knowledge discussion of databases which left me ready to tackle the subject in greater depth. I wish it had discussed relational algebra and relational calculus, but I can appreciate that these topics don't do much to enlighten databases to the uninitiated.
November 12, 2024
The technical content is suitable for beginners in database concepts. The inclusion of manga is intended to make otherwise dull material more engaging, but ironically, the most valuable insights are in the non-manga sections, undermining this purpose. I would recommend it as an introductory read on databases for middle school students, but others might find better resources to begin their learning journey.
October 30, 2020
A really cute way of presenting something profoundly hard to learn without sitting at the computer pounding your head on the keyboard (and your company's specific database design & implementation) for days. Each of the chapters are followed by non-manga guides and questions that, when combined with the narrative style of the book, are pretty helpful.
May 28, 2022
The book is concise, cute, and correct, but not comprehensive. It's a fine introduction to the topic, but nothing more. As someone who just needs the basics of how databases work for their job, I found this book hit the spot. I would have gone along with it if it had a more in-depth introduction, but I don't care enough about the topic to search out more information on my own.
August 22, 2023
To be honest, this is the first book that I read about Databases. I still felt something was amiss though.
Most of the information relevant was not provided in the manga, but in the wall of texts between each chapter. The manga sections gave the content some context, but was in no way informative enough.
Most of the information relevant was not provided in the manga, but in the wall of texts between each chapter. The manga sections gave the content some context, but was in no way informative enough.
February 3, 2024
It's a good introductory book, its content isn't much profound. Anyway, I'm really glad I read this book because it reminded me about data modeling and rdbms in general, the knowledge was came to be really useful to me in an interview I had during the period I was reading the book. Btw, I got the job! (;
March 22, 2022
Disclaimer: This is my first manga.
It's hard to study programming concepts without brain fatigue or literally just falling asleep. It's not all comics but the interspaced usage of comics, cute images, and mild entertainment made it so much easier to comprehend the gritty information that I was trying to learn.
The book gives a thorough overview of databases. The when, why, how, and what.
There are several sql sections that aren't exhaustive but give you a good idea of what you'll be doing and why.
Taking a light-hearted approach to coding rather than a mechanical grinding of information seems to be a much better route. I will be buying more books from these series and saving them for my children.
It's hard to study programming concepts without brain fatigue or literally just falling asleep. It's not all comics but the interspaced usage of comics, cute images, and mild entertainment made it so much easier to comprehend the gritty information that I was trying to learn.
The book gives a thorough overview of databases. The when, why, how, and what.
There are several sql sections that aren't exhaustive but give you a good idea of what you'll be doing and why.
Taking a light-hearted approach to coding rather than a mechanical grinding of information seems to be a much better route. I will be buying more books from these series and saving them for my children.
March 22, 2022
I would have never thought that a MANGA book of 200 pages could describe every important aspect of databases in a way that even a 10 y.o. would perfectly understand. If you are looking for a first book on dbs, then I highly recommend.
July 16, 2017
A very light and fun read, I fully recommend this for anyone interested in learning the basics of Relational Databases.
December 21, 2017
A very accessible introduction to some of the commonly used terms in DBMS. It's a good starting point if the depth and rigor of a standard college textbook seems too overwhelming to begin with.
May 14, 2018
Curious about “manga about db”, seemed a little absurd to me.
Book is surprisingly good!! Many essential concepts are explained clearly...
Book is surprisingly good!! Many essential concepts are explained clearly...
November 24, 2018
A fun way to learn about databases! Probably most useful to somebody who's just starting out, in conjunction with other learning resources.
August 10, 2019
Fantastic databases 101 book for people that enjoy manga!
March 4, 2020
It's a good book for begineers. I was trying to take some ideas on how to teach basics so I could teach my brother. :)
July 16, 2020
A very interesting view of databases.
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