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
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