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6.
Discuss the functional components of a DBMS. Use an
appropriate diagram to illustrate.
7.
Explain the concept of front-end and back-end systems,
and show how they add flexibility to the implementation of
distributed database systems.
2.10 References and/or Recommended Readings
[Connolly, 2002] Connolly, Thomas and Carolyn Begg.
Database Systems: A Practical
Approach to Design, Implementation and Management
3
rd
ed. New York, NY:
Addison-Wesley, 2002. See chapter 2.
[Date, 2004] Date, Christopher J.
Introduction to Database Systems
8
h
ed. Menlo Park, CA:
Addison-Wesley, 2004. See chapter 2.
[Elmasri, 2007] Elmasri, Ramez and Shamkanf B. Navathe.
Fundamentals of Database
Systems
4
th
ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 2004. See chapter 2.
[Garcia-Molina, 2002] Garcia-Molina, Hector, Jeffrey Ullman and Jennifer Widom.
Database Systems: The Complete Book
. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2002.
See chapter 1.
[Hoffer, 2007] Hoffer, Jeffrey A., Mary B. Prescott and Fred R. McFadden.
Modern Database
Management
8
th
ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2007. See chapters 1&2.
[Martin, 1995] Martin, James, and Joe Leben.
Client/Server Databases: Enterprise
Computing
. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1995. See chapter 2.
[Rob, 2007] Rob, Peter and Carlos Coronel.
Database Systems: Design, Implementation &
Management
5
th
ed. Boston, MA: Course Technology, 2002. See chapter 1.
[Ullman, 1997] Ullman, Jeffrey D., and Jennifer Widom.
A First Course in Database
Systems
. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 1997. See chapter 1.
