Database Systems II

This course is offered in Spring Semester 2026 and starts on Monday, February 16, 2026

General Information

Module No.CS 530
LecturerProf. Dr. Guido Moerkotte
Teaching AssistantNazanin Rashedi
LanguageGerman
Type2L + 2E
SemesterSpring semester
Credit Points6 ECTS (4 SWS)
Start16.02.2026

Learning Materials

All learning materials are made available via the ILIAS course of the lecture. There is no registration limitation, so you should be able to join the course directly.

Time & Place

Lecture
FormatOn-campus teaching
DateWeekly on Mondays, 12:00–13:30
PlaceA5, C 014
Start16.02.2026
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Exercise
FormatOn-campus teaching
DateWeekly on Wednesdays, 13:45–15:15
PlaceB6, A 3.01
Start18.02.2026
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Prerequisites

Knowledge in Database Systems, Algorithms and Programming.

Literature

  • Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Todd Austin: Structured Computer Organization 6e, Chaps. 2.1 (Processors), 2.2 (Primary Memory), 4.4 (Design of the Microarchitecture Level), 4.5 (Improving Performance), 8.1 (On-Chip Parallelism), 8.3.3 (UMA Symmetric Multiprocessor Architecture), 8.3.4 (NUMA Multiprocessors)
  • David Patterson and John Hennessy: Computer Architecture: A Quantitative Approach
  • Charles E. Leiserson, Clifford Stein, Ronald Rivest, and Thomas H. Cormen: Introduction to Algorithms 3e, Chap. 11 (Hash Tables)
  • Héctor García-Molina, Jeffrey Ullman, and Jennifer Widom: Database Systems: The Complete Book 2e, Chap. 15 (Query Execution)

Examination

Written exam during the examination period. Date and time will be published by the student services office here.