Semester 1MCA103

Advanced Database Management System (MCA103) crash course, Online MCA, Semester 1:

This subject covers PL/SQL programming (blocks, cursors, exceptions, triggers, procedures and packages) along with distributed, parallel and object-oriented…

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  • 5h 37m
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  • 90 quiz questions
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Advanced Database Management System crash course

18 lessons in Advanced Database Management System

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This subject covers PL/SQL programming (blocks, cursors, exceptions, triggers, procedures and packages) along with distributed, parallel and object-oriented database systems. After it you will be able to write PL/SQL programs for real database tasks and explain how data is fragmented, replicated, processed in parallel and modelled as objects in advanced DBMS designs.

  1. 1

    PL/SQL Basics, Blocks and Architecture

    Module I, Basics of PL/SQL: PL/SQL basics, blocks, architecture, character set, PL/SQL

    PL sql concepts | DBMS | Lec-40 | Bhanu Priya· Education 4u· 11 min

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    PL/SQL Variables, Constants, Attributes and Data Types

    Module I, Basics of PL/SQL: variables, constants, attributes, data types

    Master Oracle PL/SQL in One Video | Beginner to Advanced (2026) [HINDI] | MPrashant· MPrashant TECH· 22 min

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    PL/SQL Control Structures

    Module I, Basics of PL/SQL: control structure, conditional and sequential control statements

    PL/SQL Control Structure | Controlling Program Flow in RDBMS· Being A Programmer · 13 min

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    PL/SQL Precompiler and Cursors

    Module II, Pl/sql: PL/SQL precompiler, cursors, type of cursors

    Lec-138: What is Cursor in PL-SQL with example· Gate Smashers· 12 min

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    Exception Handling in PL/SQL

    Module II, Pl/sql: exceptions

    PLSQL Exception Handling | Learn Coding· Learn Coding· 12 min

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    Indexing and Views in SQL

    Module II, Pl/sql: Indexing, View

    Lec-107: Why Indexing is used | Indexing Beginning | DBMS· Gate Smashers· 10 min

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    Triggers, Stored Procedures and Packages

    Module II, Pl/sql: triggers, PL/SQL Stored procedures and packages

    Lec-136: Procedures in PL-SQL | Local Procedure vs Stored Procedure· Gate Smashers· 7 min

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    Distributed Databases: Introduction and Architecture

    Module III, Distributed Databases: Introduction, Advantages, Architecture, Homogeneous & Heterogeneous DDBMS

    Introduction to Distributed Database in Hindi | DDB tutorials #1· Last moment tuitions· 19 min

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    Fragmentation and Replication

    Module III, Distributed Databases: Distributed Data Storage (Fragmentation & Replication)

    L127: Types of Distributed Databases | Data Storage (Fragmentation, Replication) | Transparency· Easy Engineering Classes· 17 min

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    Distributed Transactions and Two-Phase Commit

    Module III, Distributed Databases: Distributed Transactions, Commit protocol

    DS38: Distributed Transactions: Atomic Commit protocols| two phase commit in distributed database· University Academy· 10 min

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    Distributed Concurrency Control and Query Processing

    Module III, Distributed Databases: Concurrency Control in Distributed Databases, Availability, Distributed Query Processing

    L128: Query Processing & Optimization in Distributed Database | Query Processing Steps, Query Blocks· Easy Engineering Classes· 16 min

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    Parallel Databases: Architecture and I/O Parallelism

    Module IV, Parallel Databases: Introduction, Architecture, I/O Parallelism and Skew

    DBMS 40 : Parallel Database Architecture with Examples· CS & IT Tutorials by Vrushali 👩‍🎓· 12 min

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    Inter-query and Intra-query Parallelism

    Module IV, Parallel Databases: Inter-query Parallelism, Intra-query Parallelism

    Interquery Parallelism and Intraquery Parallelism in Query Processing· WIT Solapur - Professional Learning Community· 12 min

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    Parallel Sort, Parallel Join and Parallel System Design

    Module IV, Parallel Databases: Intra-operation Parallelism (Parallel Sort, Parallel Join), Interoperation Parallelism, Design of Parallel Systems

    ADVANCED DATABASE CONCEPTS- PART 5(PARALLEL DATABASES- INTER&INTRA-QUERY PARALLELISM (PARALLEL JOIN)· Dr. Paul P Mathai· 59 min

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    Object-Oriented Data Model

    Module V, Object Oriented Database Management System: Introduction, Object-Oriented Data Model

    Object Oriented Data Model in DBMS in Hindi | Advantages & Disadvantages - Lecture #6· The Crazy Programmer· 19 min

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    Object-Oriented and Persistent Programming Languages

    Module V, Object Oriented Database Management System: Object Oriented Languages, Persistent Programming Languages

    Object Oriented Databases· Centre for Climate Change & Water Research, SGVU· 43 min

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    Object-Relational Databases: Nested Relations and Complex Types

    Module V, Object Oriented Database Management System: Object-Relational Databases: Nested Relations, Complex Types, Inheritance, Reference Types

    Structured Types & Inheritance in SQL - Object Based Databases - Database Management System· Ekeeda· 20 min

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    Querying Complex Types and Object Storage

    Module V, Object Oriented Database Management System: Querying with Complex Types, Functions and Procedures, Storage for Object Databases

    ORDBMS implementation issues: storage and access, query processing· Radhika Sarath· 23 min

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This subject covers PL/SQL programming (blocks, cursors, exceptions, triggers, procedures and packages) along with distributed, parallel and object-oriented database systems. After it you will be able to write PL/SQL programs for real database tasks and explain how data is fragmented, replicated, processed in parallel and modelled as objects in advanced DBMS designs. It's the Advanced Database Management System subject of Online MCA, Semester 1, in 18 lessons: PL/SQL Basics, Blocks and Architecture; PL/SQL Variables, Constants, Attributes and Data Types; PL/SQL Control Structures; PL/SQL Precompiler and Cursors; Exception Handling in PL/SQL; Indexing and Views in SQL; Triggers, Stored Procedures and Packages; Distributed Databases: Introduction and Architecture; Fragmentation and Replication; Distributed Transactions and Two-Phase Commit; Distributed Concurrency Control and Query Processing; Parallel Databases: Architecture and I/O Parallelism; Inter-query and Intra-query Parallelism; Parallel Sort, Parallel Join and Parallel System Design; Object-Oriented Data Model; Object-Oriented and Persistent Programming Languages; Object-Relational Databases: Nested Relations and Complex Types; Querying Complex Types and Object Storage.

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