GC 311 Database Concepts

Brief description of the content of the course:

• Characteristics of the database approach.
• Database concepts and architecture; Data models, schemas and instances; Program data independence, Database languages and interfaces.
• Data models for database systems; The E-R DM, Relational DM.
• Relational model constraints; Domain, key, and integrity constraints.
• SQL-relational DB language; Data definition, queries, update statements, and views in SQL.
• Database design; functional dependencies, Normal forms.