Vijesti

Class: Distributed databases

Class designation:  IS140

Semester:

Lectures + exercises:

Total:

ECTS credits:

I.

2

1

45

5

Main responsible: Docent Željko Dobrović (ŽD104), lecturer Dalibor Bužić (DR115).

Objective of the class: To present students the architecture and the principles of work of distributed databases.

Content of class: Definition of distributed system for database management. DDBMS classification. Architecture of distributed system. Data fragmentation and allocation. Chris Dates rules. Distributed processing of queries and distributed updating. Catalogues. Distributed transactions (coherency, two phases’ situation, time indication, recuperation). Transaction protocols. Data synchronization. Heterogeneous distributed systems. Decomposition and query processing. Optimizing distributed queries. Competitiveness check. Reliability and security of distributed databases system.

General and specific competencies (knowledge and skills): Student shall be presented with the architecture, protocols and issues related to distributed system for database management.