Introduction to Database Systems | UC Berkeley CS186

Hands-on experience in building a database management system from the ground up. Valuable for data engineering or database administration careers.

Introduction

In the project assignments in CS186, you will write a basic database management system called SimpleDB. For this project, you will focus on implementing the core modules required to access stored data on disk; in future projects, you will add support for various query processing operators, as well as transactions, locking, and concurrent queries.

Highlights

• Implement a basic database management system called SimpleDB
• Focus on core modules for accessing stored data on disk
• Add support for query processing, transactions, locking, and concurrent queries in future projects

Recommendation

This course is recommended for students interested in database systems and design. It provides hands-on experience in building a database management system from the ground up, which can be valuable for those pursuing careers in data engineering or database administration.