ICS 129 : Introduction to Databases

This course covers the fundamental concepts in database technology, including storage structures, access methods, recovery, concurrency and integrity. The relational model and its implementation will be covered in depth together with an overview of SQL and its role in application development. The course also presents an overview of database administration, including modeling and design activities. A substantial part of the course involves the development of an understanding of database concepts. (Formerly ICS 106, ICS 113).