1 Objects. - 2 Actions. - 3 Abstractions. - 5 Environments. - 1 Data and Actions. - 1 Simple Types Records and Entity Sets. - 2 Variables Constants and Expressions. - 3 Sample Database: Project Management. - 4 The Relational Model of Data. - 5 Simple and Composite Actions. - 6 Arrays. - 7 Small Set Types. - 8 Schema Synthesis Algorithms. - Exercises: Repetitive Structures; Nested Structures; Normal Forms; Integrity Constraints; Action Semantics; Views. - Bibliographical Notes. - 2 Procedures and Modules. - 1 Procedure Declaration and Procedure Call. - 2 Scopes: Local and Global Objects. - 3 Variable and Value Parameters. - 4 Procedure Types and Parameters. - 5 Recursive Procedures. - 6 Modules: Definition and Implementation of Objects. - 7 Levels of Object Type Safety. - 8 Export-Import Rules. - Exercises: Traversal Recursion; Computed Attribute Values; Open Array Parameters and String Handling; Circuit Design; Task Network. - Bibliographical Notes. - 3 Design Methodology. - 1 Abstraction Localization Refinement and Incremental Design. - 2 Sample Object-Oriented Top-Down Design: Project Management. - 3 Action and Transaction Development. - 4 Object-Oriented Versus Relational-Oriented Procedures. - 5 Environments Submodels and Access Rights. - 6 Design of Recursive Transactions. - Exercises: Action and Transaction Modeling; Exception Handling; Exceptional Properties; Expert Systems; Optimal Selection; Referential Integrity and Context-Dependent Actions. - Bibliographical Notes. - 4 Standard Abstractions. - 1 Aggregation. - 2 Generalization. - 3 Recursion and Covering. - 4 Sample Database: Assembly of Products. - 5 A Complex Application Module. - Exercises: Aggregation; Generalization; Covering; Molecular Abstraction; Hidden Relational Representation; Opaque Export; Recursion. - Bibliographical Notes. - 5Input/Output Programming. - 1 Standard Input/Output Programming. - 2 Input Data Validation. - 3 Screen-Oriented I/O. - 4 Sample I/O Programming: Flight-Reservation Application. - 5 Sequential Files. - 6 Files Images and Streams. - Low-Level Application-Oriented Programming. - Exercises: Text Files and Character Streams; Access Rights; Nonstandard I/O Devices; Complex Screen Management; Pasteboards and Virtual Displays; File Handlers. - Bibliographical Notes. Language: English