In this paper, the authors describe a custom relational algebra query software environment that enables database instructors to teach relational algebra programming. Instead of defining query ...

(1) The branch of mathematics that deals with relations; for example, AND, OR, NOT, IS and CONTAINS. (2) In a relational database, a collection of rules for dealing with tables; for example, JOIN, ...

Everyone knows what a simple database is: Telephone directories, mail-order catalogs and dictionaries are all databases of sorts. Databases can be structured or organized in several different ways: as ...

The development of database technology is one of the defining achievements of the information technology era. It not only has been the key to dramatically improved record-keeping and business process ...