GCO3823

Client server and mobile database applications

L F Smith and D Taniar

6 points - 4 hours per week - First semester - Gippsland and distance - Prerequisites: GCO2815 and GCO2813 - Prohibitions: COT3031

Objectives Students completing this subject should be able to contrast the relative strengths and weaknesses of distributed database systems; be familiar with the components of client-server systems, particularly C/S database systems; be able to use a fourth generation language to develop a multi-user client-server database system; be able to develop an application which accesses a database via the WWW and possess an understanding of the special issues of distributed database applications as they relate to mobile client platforms.

Synopsis Distributed database systems: client server (C/S) components; clients; servers; network operating features to support C/S; middleware;RPC, MOM, TP monitors; distributed objects;CORBA, DCOM, OpenDOC; WWW C/S and C/S distributed management. Client-server application development: client-server database architecture, application development using 4GL, GUI and WWW tools, connectivity protocols and standards. Mobile database systems: mobile database architecture, protocols to support mobile databases, mobile transaction management. Access to the university's computer systems through an internet service provider is compulsory for distance education students.

Assessment Assignments (2): 60%- Examination (3 hours): 40% - To successfully complete this subject students must achieve at least 50% of the total overall marks with a contribution to this total of no less than 40% of the possible marks from the assignments and no less than 40% of the possible marks from the examination.

Prescribed texts

To be advised

Prescribed software

A 32-bit operating system (MS Windows 95/98 or MS Windows NT) is required to complete this subject

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