Database Implementation

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Topics covered in this course include data independence, relationships, logical and physical organization, schema and subschema; hierarchical, network, and relational modes; examples of implementation of various models; first, second, and third normal forms of data relations; canonical schema; data description languages: forms, applications, examples, design strategies; query facilities: relational algebra, calculus, data structures for establishing relations; query functions; file organization; index organization; file security; data integrity and reliability. Prerequisite(s): COM 2546 , COM 3610 , and COM 3580 .