Database Systems

On completion of this course the student will be able to:·        Identify some contributors to database systems and relate their achievements to the knowledge area, explain how knowledge differs from information and data, and describe how computer engineering uses or benefits from database systems and information management.Explain  the  characteristics  that  distinguish  the  database  approach  from  the traditional  approach  of  programming   with  data  files,  cite  the  basic  goals, functions,  models,  components,  applications,  and social impact  of data management systems, describe the components of a database system and give examples of their use and use a query language to elicit information from a database. ·           Categorize  data  models  based  on the types  of concepts  that  they provide  to describe the database structure and compare and contrast the basic principles of the relational data model and those of the object-oriented model as they apply to computer engineering applications