CMSC424

Database Design

Prerequisite: Minimum grade of C- in CMSC351 and CMSC330; and permission of CMNS-Computer Science department. Or must be in the (Computer Science (Doctoral), Computer Science (Master's)) program. Students are introduced to database systems and motivates the database approach as a mechanism for modeling the real world. An in-depth coverage of the relational model, logical database design, query languages, and other database concepts including query optimization, concurrency control; transaction management, and log based crash recovery. Distributed and Web database architectures are also discussed.

Fall 2023

23 reviews
Average rating: 2.74

Spring 2023

9 reviews
Average rating: 4.67

Fall 2022

30 reviews
Average rating: 2.93

23 reviews
Average rating: 2.74

Spring 2022

23 reviews
Average rating: 2.74

Past Semesters

30 reviews
Average rating: 2.93

5 reviews
Average rating: 2.60

7 reviews
Average rating: 4.71

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