Limitless Learning

Chapter 1: Introduction to DBMS

• Basic concepts of databases
• Database management system architecture
• Data Models
• Advantages and disadvantages of using databases

Chapter 2: Entity-Relationship (ER) Model

• Entities, attributes, and relationships
• Entity-relationship diagrams (ERDs)
• Cardinality and participation constraints
• Keys in the ER model

Chapter 3: Relational Data Model

• Relational schema
• Relational Algebra
• Tuple and domain relational calculus
• SQL Basics

Chapter 4: Normalization

• Functional dependencies
• First, second, and Third Normal Forms
• Boyce-Codd Normal Forms
• Multivalued dependencies

Chapter 5: Query Optimization and Execution

• Query processing and parsing
• Query optimization techniques
• Indexing and hashing
• Execution plans and cost estimation

Chapter 6: Transaction and Concurrency Control

• ACID properties of transactions
• Schedules and serializability
• Concurrency control and techniques
• Deadlocks and their prevention

Chapter 7: Crash Recovery and Backup

• Recovery Techniques (undo, redo logging)
• Recovery manager and buffer management
• Backup and restore procedures

Chapter 8: Database Security and Authorization

• Security threats and countermeasures
• User authentication and authorization
• Access control and privileges

Chapter 9: Distributed Databases

• Concepts of distributed databases
• Data Fragmentation
• Distributed query processing and optimization

Chapter 10: NoSQL Databases

• Overview of NoSQL databases
• Key-value stores, document stores, column-family stores, graph databases
• Comparison with traditional relational databases

Chapter 11: Big Data and Data Warehousing

• Introduction to big data and its challenges
• Data warehousing concepts
• Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) processes