Database Management Systems
Ravi Jasuja
(ravi@arsdigita.com)
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Course Description
A more formal approach to Relational Database Management Systems,
compared the way they were covered during Web Applications.
Database systems are discussed from the physical layer
of B-trees and file servers to the abstract layer of relational design.
Also includes alternative and generic approaches to database
design and database management system including relational, object-relational, and object-oriented systems, SQL
standards, algebraic query languages, integrity constraints, triggers,
functional dependencies, and normal forms. Other topics include tuning
database transactions, security from the application perspective, and data warehousing.
Text: Database Management Systems, Ramakrishnan and Gehrke.
Requirements: Two exams, 10 assignments, one project.
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