CIS 770: Database Management Systems


Description

Fundamental design considerations and system principles of database management systems.

Level, Credits, Class Time Distribution, Prerequisites

Level Credits Class Time Distribution Prerequisites
U G 3 Three one-hour lectures CIS 670

Quarters Offered, General Information, Exclusions, Cross-Listings, etc.

Objectives

Texts

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Topics

No. of Weeks Topic
1 Overview of DBMS
3 Concurrency control, Transaction mgmt
2 Resources mgmt
Access methods, Storage Considerations
3 Query Processing and Optimization
1 Object-oriented and Distributed DBMS

Grading Plan

Homeworks 40%
Midterm Exam 30%
Final Exam 30%

Preparer Information and Date: Syllabus prepared by Doug Kerr, last modified April 30, 1999.