About CS 3040 A
Techniques for processing very large collections of data. Secondary storage. Database design and management. Query languages and optimization. Database recovery. Credit not awarded for both CS 3040 and CS 5040. Prerequisite: CS 2240.
Notes
Prereqs enforced by the system: CS 2240; Colocated with CS 5040 A; Total combined enrollment: 45; Open to Degree and PACE students
Section Description
Theory and practice of database design and application programming, and basic internals of a database management system. Specific topics include database concepts, data models and database design, query languages, database programming concepts and languages, files and physical design, query processing and optimization, transaction concepts, concurrency control and recovery, and access control.
Section Expectation
Lecture course. 6 to 8 hours of work expected outside the classroom. Prerequisite: Familiarity with basic data structures, algorithms, discrete mathematics, and computer organization. Required text: Ramez Elmasri and Sham Navathe, Fundamentals of Database Systems (7th edition), Pearson, 2016.
Evaluation
Weekly homework, including written and programming. Class attendance.
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