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| author | mo khan <mo.khan@gmail.com> | 2020-02-04 18:04:18 -0700 |
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| committer | mo khan <mo.khan@gmail.com> | 2020-02-04 18:04:18 -0700 |
| commit | ca6a322c04067150f014c270b0d21cbb77c2755f (patch) | |
| tree | c70ff251fee9e6e5850d622541bad8a0222a06fd | |
| parent | 696c45a9fb5e4d5c17cc5efcf373eaf38589b754 (diff) | |
Add unit 6, 7, 8
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| -rw-r--r-- | doc/unit-7.md | 24 | ||||
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diff --git a/doc/unit-5.md b/doc/unit-5.md index 38df362..05f34b4 100644 --- a/doc/unit-5.md +++ b/doc/unit-5.md @@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ Terms: * dynamic view * materialized view -## Section 3: Advanced SQL and Data Control Commands +on 3: Advanced SQL and Data Control Commands Read Chapter 7: Advanced SQL * all sections diff --git a/doc/unit-7.md b/doc/unit-7.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f6c1d3a --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/unit-7.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +# Unit 7: Introduction to Data Warehousing + +## Section 1 - Basic Concepts of Data Warehousing + +* Read "Chapter 9: Basic concepts of data warehousing" + +## Section 2 - Data Warehouse Architectures and OLAP Tools + +Read the Chapter 9 sections: + +* "Data warehouse architectures," +* "Some characteristics of data warehouse data," +* "The derived data layer," +* "Column databases: A new alternative for data warehouses," +* "The user interface" +* "SQL OLAP querying," and +* "Data visualization" + +* describe the main architectures used to build data warehouse systems; +* list and explain the basic characteristics and types of data in data warehousing systems; +* explain the main concepts involved in the design of data marts; +* describe the process used to generate derived data; +* describe the star schema, as used in data marts; +* present a variety of tools and techniques that are used to query, analyze, and visualize the data stored in data warehouses and data marts. diff --git a/doc/unit-8.md b/doc/unit-8.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ce9eb25 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/unit-8.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +# Unit 8: Data Quality and Database Administration + +## Section 1: Data Quality and Integration + +Read all section in Chapter 10. + +* define the characteristics of data quality; +* identify situations of poor data quality, and measures for improving them; +* describe the following data integration approaches: data consolidation, data federation, and data propagation; +* discuss, in detail, the ETL process for data integration used in the reconciled data layer of data warehousing; +* discuss the data transformation functions. + +## Section 2: Data Administration and Database Administration + +Read all sections of Chapter 11: "Data and Database Administration." + +When you have completed this section, you should be able to + +* discuss the need for organizations to have both data administrator(s) and database administrator(s); +* list and discuss the roles of data administrators and database administrators; +* describe the threats addressed by data security; +* discuss the characteristics of most data security plans; +* discuss the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX) for the control and security of databases and applications; +* list and discuss the backup and recovery facilities provided by database management systems; +* discuss the types of database failures and the process for disaster recovery; +* outline different mechanisms used for concurrency control; +* list and discuss the core functions supported by repository engines. |
