Relational database management systems (RDBMS) rely on an optimizer (or relational optimizer) that transforms SQL statements into executable code. Before any SQL statement can be run by the RDBMS, the ...

Application example: IMDS and Industrial Controller In an industrial control system, integration of an IMDS within a controller supports a ‘flattened’ ...

Describe and apply at least two emerging topics in database systems, with examples topics including: natural language databases, multimedia databases, fuzzy databases, data mining, data warehousing, ...