Database Management System

The syllabus or important topics of Database Management System for the GATE CSE exam are provided below.

Database Management System Notes for GATE CSE
Introduction	Introduction to Database Management System DBMS 3-Tier Architecture DBMS 2-Level, 3-Level Architecture Need for DBMS Challenges of Database Security in DBMS Advantages of DBMS over File system Data Abstraction and Data Independence
ER-Model	Introduction to ER Model Recursive Relationships Minimization of ER Diagram Enhanced ER Model Mapping from ER Model to Relational Model
Relational Model (relational algebra, tuple calculus)	Introduction to Relational Model Relational Algebra – Overview Anomalies in Relational Model Relational Model Introduction and Codd Rules Keys in Relational Model (Candidate, Super, Primary, Alternate and Foreign) Relational Algebra – Extended Operators Tuple Relational Calculus How to solve Relational Algebra problems for GATE
Database Design (integrity constraints, normal forms)	Introduction to Database Normalization Normal Forms in Database Normalization Functional Dependency and Attribute Closure Types of Functional Dependency Finding Attribute Closure and Candidate Keys using Functional Dependencies Number of possible Superkeys Lossy and Lossless Decomposition Dependency Preserving Decomposition Lossless Join and Dependency Preserving Decomposition DBMS \| How to find the highest normal form of a relation Minimum relations satisfying 1NF Equivalence of Functional Dependencies Canonical Cover Multivalued Dependency
Structured Query Languages (SQL)	Introduction to Structured Query Language (SQL) Parts of SQL Data Manipulation Language in SQL Data Definition in SQL Joins in SQL Inner VS Outer Join Having Vs Where Clause Database Objects Nested Queries in SQL Join operation Vs nested query Indexing in Databases SQL Clauses SQL Views SQL Indexes SQL queries on clustered and non-clustered Indexes SQL Tutorial
Transactions and Concurrency Control	Introduction to Concurrency Control Database Recovery Techniques ACID Properties in DBMS Log based recovery Why recovery is needed? Transaction Isolation Levels in DBMS Types of Schedules in Concurrency Control Types of Recoverability of Schedules in DBMS Conflict Serializability Precedence Graph For Testing Conflict Serializability How to test if two schedules are View Equal or not ? Recoverability of Schedules Cascadeless in DBMS Deadlock in DBMS Starvation in DBMS Transaction and Concurrency Control Lock Based Protocol Concurrency Control Techniques Two Phase Locking (2-PL) Categories of Two Phase Locking (2-PL) Thomas Write Rule Timestamp Ordering Protocols Multiple Granularity Locking Graph Based Protocol Introduction to TimeStamp and Deadlock Prevention Schemes Implementation of Locking in DBMS
File Structures (sequential files, indexing, B and B+ trees)	Introduction to Indexing in Databases File Organization Hashing in DBMS Introduction to B-Tree Insertion in B-Tree Deletion in B-Tree Introduction to B+ Trees Insertion in a B+ tree Difference between B tree and B+ tree
Misc	CATEGORY ARCHIVES: DBMS Last Minute Notes – DBMS

GATE CS Notes (According to GATE 2025 Syllabus)

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The GATE Computer Science exam is generally conducted in the first or second week of February, and the GATE score is valid for 3 years. The official notification of GATE 2025 Exam is yet not released. Stay tuned to our website for all the information regarding GATE 2025 Exam. The GATE exam is conducted once a year. The GATE exam consists of 65 questions, including 10 General Aptitude and 55 core subject questions. The duration of the exam is 3 hours.

There are three types of questions that come into the GATE exam:

Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
Multiple Select Questions (MSQs)
Numerical Answer Type (NAT)

This GATE CS Tutorial will help you to understand the GATE Syllabus in a very organized manner and helps you in preparing for the exams for each subject. In this tutorial page, you will find the articles related to each topic that are mentioned in the GATE Syllabus.

Database Management System

Database Management System Notes for GATE CSE

Introduction

ER-Model

Relational Model (relational algebra, tuple calculus)

Database Design (integrity constraints, normal forms)

Structured Query Languages (SQL)

Transactions and Concurrency Control

File Structures (sequential files, indexing, B and B+ trees)

Misc

GATE CS Notes (According to GATE 2025 Syllabus)

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