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COMP 421 — Database Systems

Database Design: conceptual design of databases (e.g., entity-relationship model), relational data model, functional dependencies. Database Manipulation: relational algebra, SQL, database application programming, triggers, access control. Database Implementation: transactions, concurrency control, recovery, query execution and query optimization.

  • Rating: 2.58 out of 5 from 457 student reviews
  • Difficulty: 3.84 out of 5
  • Credits: 3
  • Faculty: Faculty of Science
  • Department: Computer Science
  • Prerequisites: COMP 206, COMP 251, COMP 302