PV224 Caché: Alternate database technology

Faculty of Informatics
Autumn 2009
Extent and Intensity
1/1. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Roman Dušek (lecturer)
Mgr. Miroslav Kintr (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Matyáš, M.Sc., Ph.D.
Department of Computer Systems and Communications – Faculty of Informatics
Contact Person: RNDr. Zdenko Staníček, Ph.D.
Timetable
Thu 15. 10. 12:00–13:50 B117, 14:00–15:50 B411, Thu 29. 10. 12:00–13:50 B117, 14:00–15:50 B411, Thu 12. 11. 12:00–13:50 B117, 14:00–15:50 B411, Thu 26. 11. 12:00–13:50 B117, 14:00–15:50 B411, Thu 10. 12. 12:00–13:50 B117, 14:00–15:50 B411
Prerequisites
( PV003 RDBS Architecture && PB138 Modern markup languages && PB162 Java )||SOUHLAS
We suppose active interest in new technologies and basic knowledge of database systems (PV003), markup languages (PB138) and object programming in Java (PB162).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
The goal of this course is to introduce alternative database technologies allowing rapid development of efficient database applications.
Syllabus
  • Hierarchical databases. Data representation by globals -- multidimensional persistent variables. Direct access to required data (SQL not needed). Efficient tools for global manipulation. Programming language ObjectScript.
  • Postrelational databases. Object and relational projection of internal data representation. Using the best projection for given application. Combination of object and relational data acces.
  • Database system and interaction with other technologies. Database object projection to Java objects. SQL Gateway. Web services and generating web pages by database server.
Literature
  • Kirsten, W., Ihringer, M.: Caché - Databáze postrelačního typu a tvorba aplikací, CP Books, 2005, ISBN 80-251-0491-5
  • InterSystems Caché, Website: http://www.intersystems.com/cache/
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, presentations by professionals in the sectors, homeworks
Assessment methods
Block training. In the first part of each block are introducted several database technologies. Attention is focused to the key principles of given technology. In the second part of each block students solve real technological problems. In practical training the database system Caché is used.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2009, recent)
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