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UNIVERSITY OF MADRAS

DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS


Syllabus for B.Sc. (Computer Science) / B.C.A. Degree Course

UNIT I :

Advantages and Components of a Database Management Systems - Feasibility Study - Class


Diagrams - Data Types - Events - Normal Forms - Integrity - Converting Class Diagrams to
Normalized Tables - Data Dictionary.

UNIT II :

Query Basics - Computation Using Queries - Subtotals and GROUP BY Command - Queries
with Multiple Tables - Subqueries - Joins - DDL & DML - Testing Queries.

UNIT III :

Effective Design of Forms and Reports - Form Layout - Creating Forms - Graphical Objects -
Reports - Procedural Languages - Data on Forms - Programs to Retrieve and Save Data -
Error Handling.

UNIT IV :

Power of Application Structure - User Interface Features - Transaction - Forms Events -


Custom Reports - Distributing Application - Table Operations - Data Storage Methods -
Storing Data Columns - Data Clustering and Partitioning.

UNIT V :

Database Administration - Development Stages - Application Types - Backup and Recovery -


Security and Privacy - Distributed Databases - Client/Server Databases Web as a
Client/Server System - Objects - Object Oriented Databases - Integrated Applications.

Text:

1. G. V. Post - Database Management Systems Designing and Building Business Application


- McGraw Hill International edition - 1999.

References:

1. Raghu Ramakrishnan - Database Management Systems - WCB/McGraw Hill - 1998.

2. C.J. Date - An Introduction to Database Systems - 7th Edition - Addison Wesley - 2000.

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