Database System Concepts – 7th Ed

The "Database System Concepts" (7th Edition, Indian Edition) by Abraham Silberschatz, Henry F. Korth, and S. Sudarshan is one of the definitive cornerstone textbooks for database education. Published by McGraw Hill, this text presents the fundamental architectural and functional concepts of database management systems (DBMS) in an intuitive manner without requiring heavy formal mathematical proofs. This updated edition includes major additions covering modern technologies such as Big Data systems, Blockchain databases, semi-structured data management (JSON, RDF, and SPARQL), and advanced indexing techniques. It is widely used as a core academic textbook for computer science engineering and information technology students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.