Computer Science 445 - Information Systems

Introduction to the efficient management of large-scale data. Principles for representing information in the relational model and semi-structured data models (XML, JSON); query languages for analyzing and manipulating data (SQL and others); core systems principles for data management (file organizations, query optimization, indexing, distributed data processing, concurrency control).

Open to Computer Science majors only. PreReq:CMPSC220or230&311wC STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT CMPSCI MAJORS BUT HAVE SUFFICIENT PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE, CS GRADUATE STUDENTS, OR STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cs.umass.edu/overrides.