Module CS4140-KP04, CS4140

Mobile and Distributed Databases (MVDB)


Duration

1 Semester

Turnus of offer

each winter semester

Credit points

4

Course of studies, specific fields and terms:

  • Master Media Informatics 2020, optional subject, computer science
  • Master Medical Informatics 2019, optional subject, ehealth / infomatics
  • Master Medical Informatics 2014, optional subject, ehealth / infomatics
  • Master Media Informatics 2014, optional subject, computer science
  • Master Computer Science 2012, optional subject, advanced curriculum distributed information systems
  • Master Computer Science 2012, compulsory, specialization field software systems engineering

Classes and lectures:

  • Mobile and Distributed Databases (exercise, 1 SWS)
  • Mobile and Distributed Databases (lecture, 2 SWS)

Workload:

  • 45 hours in-classroom work
  • 65 hours private studies
  • 10 hours exam preparation

Contents of teaching:

  • The contents of the lecture covers query processing, transactions and replication in
  • - centralised database management systems
  • - parallel database management systems
  • - distributed database management systems
  • - mobile database management systems

Qualification-goals/Competencies:

  • Students can explain the differences between centralised, parallel, distributed and mobile database management systems.
  • They can judge about the practical suitability of different synchronization approaches for distributed and mobile transactions for a given problem.
  • They can apply approaches for distributed and mobile query processing.
  • They can choose suitable replication approaches for a given application and justify their choices.
  • They can recognize and deal with the special difficulties and sources of error in distributed and mobile environments.

Grading through:

  • Oral examination

Responsible for this module:

Literature:

  • A. Kemper, A. Eickler : Datenbanksysteme 2006
  • T. Conolly, C. Begg : Database Systems - A Practical Approach to Design, Implementation, and Management Addison-Wesley 2005
  • E. Rahm : Mehrrechner-Datenbanksysteme Addison-Wesley 1994 /li>
  • P. Dadam : Verteilte Datenbanken und Client/Server Systeme Springer 1996
  • H. Höpfner, C. Türker, B. König-Ries : Mobile Datenbanken und Informationssysteme dpunkt.verlag 2005
  • B. Mutschler, G. Specht : Mobile Datenbanksysteme Springer 2004
  • V. Kumar : Mobile Database Systems Wiley-Interscience 2006

Language:

  • offered only in German

Notes:

Admission requirements for taking the module:
- None

Admission requirements for participation in module examination(s):
- Active participation in lecture and tutorial

Module Examination(s):
- CS4140-L1: Mobile and Distributed Databases, oral exam, 100% of module grade.

Last Updated:

01.02.2022