Babes-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science
Study Cycle: Graduate
SUBJECT

Code	Subject	
MIH0003	Transaction Management and Distributed Databases	

Section	Semester	Hours: C+S+L	Category	Type	
Computer Science	4	2+1+1	speciality	compulsory	
Mathematics-Computer Science - in Romanian	6	2+1+1	speciality	optional	

Teaching Staff in Charge	Prof. ŢÂMBULEA Leon, Ph.D., leon@cs.ubbcluj.ro
Assoc.Prof. VARGA Viorica, Ph.D., ivarga@cs.ubbcluj.ro
Lect. SUCIU Dan Mircea, Ph.D., tzutzu@cs.ubbcluj.ro
Lect. TRÎMBITAS Gabriela, Ph.D., gabitr@cs.ubbcluj.ro	
Aims	1. To get acquainted with the problems regarding the distributed data bases, the concurrent access to the data bases, the client-server technology.
2. To get acquainted with the file storing methods.
2. Database gestion in Delphi.	
Content	1. Concurrency control. Transactions.
2. File structure. Physical schema for database. File organizations. Sequential access. ISAM file structures. 2,3-trees. B-trees. Hashing. Multiple attribute search keys. 
3. Query optimization. Implementing relational operators.
4. Database in Delphi.
5. Semistructured data and XML.	
Bibliography	1. DATE, C.J., An Introduction to Data Base Systems. Addison Wesley, Reading, MA, 1995.
2. DOLLINGER, R., Baze de date si gestiunea tranzactiilor. Editura Albastra, Cluj-Napoca, 1997.
3. HELMAN, P., The Science of Database Management. Richard D. IRWIN, Inc., 1994.
4. KNUTH, D.E., Tratat de programare a calculatoarelor. Algoritmi fundamentali. Ed.Tehnica, Bucuresti 1974.
5. Knuth, D.E., Tratat de programare a calculatoarelor. Sortare si cautare. Ed.Tehnica, Bucuresti 1976.
6. PHILIPS, L.A., XML, Editura Teora, Bucuresti 2000.
7. RAMAKRISHNAN, R., Database Manegement Systems. McGraw-Hill, 1998.
8. TAMBULEA, L. Baze de date, Litografiat Cluj-Napoca 2003.	
Assessment	The laboratory work and a practical exam will represent 50% of the final grade. There will be a final written exam  representing 50% of the final grade.