Introduction to Database Systems Lecture 1

9/4/97


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Table of Contents

Introduction to Database Systems Lecture 1

Course Organization

Textook(s)

Outline of the lecture

What is a Database System?

Why Use a DBMS?

Why Study Databases?

Data Models

Data Models

Levels of Data Abstraction

Example: University Database

Data Independence

Concurrency Control

Ensuring Atomicity and Durability

The Database Logs

Database Users

Structure of a DBMS

DBMS Components

Summary

The End