DM26, Fall 2004 - Weekly Note 14

The exercise classes December 13 and the lecture December 15 are the last in this semester.

Note that the examination is a 30 minutes oral exam with no preparation time. I.e. you draw a question, look for 10 seconds at any notes you may have made for yourself, and then you're off. You may use the blackboard only (no pre-made transparencies). You should present what you believe are the most important issues under the heading of your question during the first 15-20 minutes. Aim for contents, not detail. Towards the end, the examination normally has transformed from a talk to a conversation. In this phase, you may also be asked about things in areas outside your question. The examination will take around 25 minutes (the last minutes censor and examiner will use for grading).

A list questions you may draw at the exam will available at the website December 15.

Lecture December 8

More on concurrency control.

Reading

Ramakrishnan and Gehrke: Sections 16.5-6, 17.5-6.

Lecture December 15 (Expected Contents)

Hand back of projects. Crash recovery. Review of database tuning techniques.

Reading

Ramakrishnan and Gehrke: Section 16.7 and Chapters 18 and 20.