COSC 4385 Database Management Concepts

Database system architecture; file structures for databases, including indexing, hashing, and B+ trees, the relational model and algebra; the SQL database language; alternative database systems (network, hierarchical, object-oriented, object-relational, logical implementation, temporal, etc.), conceptual data modeling including Entity-Relationship data modeling; advanced data modeling concepts; functional dependencies, basic normalization, and database security management.