Architecture and Implementation of Database Systems

Content

This course reviews fundamental ideas and algorithms that are used in the construction of database systems. Topics to be covered include: query processing, query optimization, one-dimensional indexing, multi-dimensional indexing, performance aspects of database systems, database tuning, data layout, synchronisation, recovery. An additional purpose of this course is to give students the necessary background and tools to be able to write a MSc Thesis in the area of information systems.

News

(04-12-2007) The exam will be on Thursday, December 20, 2007, 2.15pm (approx. one hour), in room HG D7.2. You may bring two A4 sheets of paper (you may write on both sides) with handwritten notes (neither computer-generated content nor photocopies are allowed). No other material is allowed during the exam (e.g., no textbooks, slide printouts, electronic devices, etc.). Please bring your Legi.

(10-01-2008) Exam results (student ID, grade) can be viewed here. Access is protected through nethz logins.

Slides

Lecturer

Dr. Jens Dittrich

Exercises

Lukas Blunschi

We will have two equal exercise sessions per week during the semester:

• Thursday, 16-17 CAB G 51
• Friday, 13-14 CAB G 56

The exercise sheets will be put online here one or two days after the lecture, e.g. on friday or saturday - therefore you should have ample time to solve them on sunday or the following week. We will discuss the exercises in the exercise group one week later.

Class Schedule

2V1U (Thursdays , 14-16, CAB G 56)

Language

English

URL

http://www.dbis.ethz.ch/education/ws0708/dbs_impl