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Test Bank for Modern Database Management 13th Edition | Complete Chapters 1-14 | Hoffer, Venkataraman, Topi

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Get the full Test Bank for Modern Database Management, 13th Edition by Jeff Hoffer, Ramesh Venkataraman, and Heikki Topi. Includes all 14 chapters with review questions, answers, key terms, classroom ideas, and problem solutions. Perfect for instructors and students studying database environments, data modeling, E-R diagrams, SQL, transaction management, and application security. ISBN-10: | ISBN-13: 9780134877006.

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