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. COMPSCI 220 or 230 & 311 w/ C STUDENTS WHO ENROLL IN THIS COURSE AFTER TAKING 345 WILL BE DROPPED. PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR VIA OVERRIDE REQUIRED FOR STUDENTS INTERESTED IN TAKING 445 AFTER 345, IF AVAILABLE SEATS. STUDENTS WHO ARE NOT CS MAJORS BUT HAVE SUFFICIENT PROGRAMMING EXPERIENCE, CS GRADUATE STUDENTS, OR STUDENTS NEEDING SPECIAL PERMISSION MUST REQUEST OVERRIDES VIA THE ON-LINE FORM: https://www.cics.umass.edu/overrides.