DA 261 - Database Concepts

Credit Hours: 4

Introduction to the concepts of data base organization and structure, data security, access methods and the comparison of the data base approach with traditional file organization. Lab involves the actual use of the data base.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion, the student will be able to:

produce reports using database commands;
create a simple database structure;
produce reports from two database files related together;
write a menu driven application using a database and an appropriate programmiing language;
create a simple database using SQL;
execute queries using SQL; and
produce a report using SQL.

F/S (N, S)