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Lecture 1 Intro Databases and Information Systems DT210

Lecture 1 Intro Databases and Information Systems DT210. Contact. Susan McKeever Room K201 Susan.mckeever@dit.ie www.comp.dit.ie/smckeever. Times. Lectures and labs times Lectures – Monday 7:30 – 9:30 pm Labs – A portion of the Monday night session. Course Content.

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Lecture 1 Intro Databases and Information Systems DT210

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  1. Lecture 1 Intro Databases and Information SystemsDT210

  2. Contact Susan McKeever Room K201 Susan.mckeever@dit.ie www.comp.dit.ie/smckeever Advanced Databases

  3. Times Lectures and labs times Lectures – Monday 7:30 – 9:30 pm Labs– A portion of the Monday night session Advanced Databases

  4. Course Content • This course covers advanced database management system design principles and techniques. • Topics will include • Database management • Database modelling • Database security • Distributed Databases • Data and database integration • Optimisation and tuning, concurrency, recovery and integrity Advanced Databases

  5. Books and resources Book titles Fundamentals of Database Systems -5th Ed,Elmasri & Navathe(Main Book) Database Systems -4th Ed. Connolly & Begg (Good book for introduction and advanced topics) Various research papers Web SQL: http://www.w3schools.com/sql SQL: http://www.sqlzoo.com/ Advanced Databases

  6. Assessment for this course • Assignments – 40% - will have about 5 weeks to do • Written exam – 60% • Past papers will be available on website Advanced Databases

  7. Labs Hands on experience with data modelling and setting up databases Various available – Oracle …. Access Who has used what? Advanced Databases

  8. Databases What is a database ? Shared collection of logically related data (and a description of this data), designed to meet the information needs of an organization. So… Advanced Databases

  9. Data and Databases • Why are Databases important? • Can’t have a system without persistent data storage (usually) • An organisation’s data is stored in databases (usually) • Databases are important to you because.. • A critical part of any organisation’s IT infrastructure • A fundamental part of an IT professional’s knowledge Advanced Databases

  10. Who has used a dB today? Advanced Databases

  11. Examples of dB applications • Purchases from the supermarket • Purchases using your credit card • Booking a holiday at the travel agents • Using the local library • Taking out insurance • Renting a video • Using the Internet • Studying at university Advanced Databases

  12. Databases Who’s doing what? Commercial Market Share $ Oracle - Oracle IBM – DB2, Informix Microsoft SQL Server – limited to Windows ….. ….. Open source Postgresql SQLlite .. What about MySQL? Advanced Databases

  13. Database Vendors Advanced Databases

  14. Quiz Advanced Databases

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