Course module

Database Management System — ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC'

Lessons: 286
Duration: 22 hr 21 min
PYQs: 79
Practice: 461

8% of this course's PYQ weight is covered in this module.

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Basics of DBMS

DBMS Fundamentals

Types & DBA Functions

Data Model, Architecture & Components

ER Diagram

ER Modeling Fundamentals

Cardinalities, Participation & Entity Strength

Conversion of ER Diagram into Relational Model

Relational Model & Functional Dependencies

Basics of Relational Model & Anomalies

Functional Dependencies & Axioms

Attribute Closure & Equivalence of Sets

Minimal Cover (Canonical Cover)

Keys & Integrity Constraints

Super Key, Candidate Key & Primary Key

Foreign Key & Referential Integrity

Composite & Alternate Keys

Normalization (1NF - BCNF)

Introduction to Normalization & 1NF

Second Normal Form (2NF)

Third Normal Form (3NF)

Boyce-Codd Normal Form (BCNF)

Decomposition Properties & 4NF

Multivalued Dependency (MVD) & 4NF

Lossless Join Decomposition

Dependency Preserving Decomposition

File Organization & Indexing

Basics & Types of Indexing

B-Trees & B+ Trees (Structure & Insertion)

Deletion in B-Trees & B+ Trees

Relational Algebra

Introduction to Query Languages

Unary Operators (Selection & Projection)

Set Operations & Cartesian Product

Join Operations (Inner & Outer)

Rename Operation

Division Operator

SQL

Introduction, Components & Structure

Select, Where, Distinct

Datatypes, Operators & Null

DDL, DML, DCL, TCL & Desc

Order By & Rename Operation (Alias)

Library Functions (Math, Aggregate, String, Date)

Set Operations & Cartesian Product

Join Operations (Inner & Outer)

Group By Clause

Nested & Correlated Subqueries

Views & PLSQL Basics

Relational Calculus

Tuple Relational Calculus (TRC)

Domain Relational Calculus (DRC)

Transaction Management

Introduction & ACID Properties

Transaction States

Concurrency Problems

Schedules & Conflict Serializability

View Serializability

Recoverability, Cascadeless & Strict Schedules

Concurrency Control

Introduction to Concurrency Control

Timestamp Ordering Protocols

Lock-Based Protocols & Basic 2PL

Variations of 2PL (Strict, Rigorous, Conservative)

Database Recovery

Failure Types & Recovery Fundamentals

Log-Based Recovery Techniques

Advanced Recovery Algorithms

Data Warehousing & Mining

Introduction to Data Mining and Data Warehouse

Data Warehousing

Data Mining Functionalities

Data Modelling in Warehouses

Data Mining Techniques

NoSQL

Introduction and Need for NoSQL Databases

NoSQL in Cloud and Distributed Environments

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