Database Management Systems

Catalog description

This course focuses on the steps required to build and maintain relational database infrastructure for modern n-tiered applications. It covers logical and physical design, implementation of the database, the use of the database to meet the informational needs of a software system, and the installation, operation and maintenance of the software. Specific topics include database design, SQL, interacting with the DBMS, and backup and recovery of data security. Students perform a number of hands-on exercises using the Oracle Database Server running on the Microsoft Windows platform. Undergraduate equivalent: CPSC 4357 .