PV003 Relational Database System Architecture

Faculty of Informatics
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/1. 3 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Recommended Type of Completion: zk (examination). Alternate Types of Completion: k (colloquium), z (credit).
Teacher(s)
RNDr. Milan Drášil, CSc. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Vlastislav Dohnal, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Supervisor
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications - Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Milan Drášil, CSc.
Timetable
Mon 18:00–19:50 D2
  • Timetable of Seminar Groups:
PV003/01 Mon 16:00–16:50 B311, V. Dohnal
PV003/02 Mon 17:00–17:50 B311, V. Dohnal
PV003/03 Wed 10:00–10:50 B311, V. Dohnal
PV003/04 Wed 11:00–11:50 B311, V. Dohnal
Course Enrollment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
Fields of study the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The course is focused to architecture of relational database engines and the query language SQL.
Syllabus
  • A brief history of relational databases, independent data store, advantages and disadvantages.
  • Relational algebra, requirements to communication and query language.
  • Parts of SQL language (definition, manipulation, transaction), lexical conventions of SQL.
  • Data Definition Language, creation and modification of tables, sequence definition, dropping an object from data scheme.
  • Integrity constraints, definition in SQL.
  • An effective approach to table rows, indexes.
  • Data Manipulation Language, insert, delete, update rows in table, foreign keys context.
  • Join of tables, outer join, processing techniques of join.
  • WHERE clause construction, aggregation functions
  • Hierarchical queries
  • Set operations.
  • VIEWs a MATERIALIZED VIEWs.
  • Object relational database, methods, abstract types, inheritance.
  • XML data interface to objects.
  • Execution plan, query tuning, HINT phrase.
  • Transaction control, isolation levels, SELECT query and transactions, deadlock and its detection.
  • Procedural languages in relational databases, procedures and functions, packages, deterministic functions, triggers.
  • Normal forms and data schemes in relational databases.
Literature
  • Definition of SQL, technical manuals
Teaching methods
Lectures, projects, seminary
Assessment methods
Attendance in seminary is optional, credit is acquired after simple project presentation and succesful written credit exam (select statement). During course, a non-trivial example for PL/SQL will be released. Its elaboration is optional, the result however will be included to final rating. The course is finished with final written exam.
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Listed among pre-requisites of other courses
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014.
  • Enrollment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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