CS 374: Database Systems
James Madison University, Spring 2022

Mar 01: Views, Privileges, and Catalogs

Lesson Outline

40 min Lecture Slides
* CREATE VIEW AS
* Materialized views
* GRANT and REVOKE
* System catalogs
* Example Queries
10 min Exam Logistics
* Written Portion: on paper (~50 min)
        Multiple choice and short answer
        Example:  Draw an EER Diagram
        Example:  Map EER to Relational
* Queries Portion: pgAdmin (~50 min)
        Same format as the 2019 exam
        Make sure your laptop works!
* Take-home, untimed, don't cheat
25 min Group Study
* Discuss chapters 1, 2, 3, 6, 7
* Work through exams from 2019

Before Monday

  1. Textbook: Read PDBM 7.3.2--7.7 (9 pages).

  2. Exam: Submit both portions by Sunday 11:59pm.
    * I will announce when the exams files are ready.

Announcement: I will be traveling to SIGCSE 2022 this Wed–Sat.
As a result, my office hours will be canceled on Wed 3/2 and Fri 3/4.