Transformations of Relational to Network and Hierarchical Models and vice versa. Embedded DB languages, Concurrency Control, Recovery Procedures, Security and Integrity of DBS. Transaction Processing. Database Machines, Front-end Subsystems, Admin. Facilities. Distributed Databases: Concurrency Control through Locking, and Recovery. Also, discussed: The Nested Relational Model, The Semantic DB Model, The O-O DB Model and the Logic Based/Expert DB Systems. Lect: 3 hrs./Lab: 1 hr. Prerequisite: CPS 510 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
