Modul

The students will

• have learned fundamentals of data communication as well as the design of communication systems,
• be familiar with the composition of the different protocols and their mechanisms and be able to design simple protocols on their own,
• have understood the relationships between the different communication layers,
• be able to explain the benefits of database technology at the end of the course,
• have understood the development of database applications and be able to set up and access simple databases,
• be familiar with the terminology and the underlying database theory.

Distributed information systems are worldwide information repositories which are accessible by everybody at any place of the world at any time. The physical distance is bridged by telecommunication systems, while database management technology manages and coordinates data for arbitrary periods of time. In order to understand globally running processes, one has to understand both data transmission techniques and database technology. Besides the telecommunication and database technologies on their own, an understanding of their cooperation is required, too.

approx. 240 h