Scribd
Upload
437 views3 pages

Database Management Systems by Raghu Ramakrishnan: Special Features of Book

This document summarizes and reviews the book "Database Management Systems" by Raghu Ramakrishnan. It provides an analysis of the book's content and exercises, noting that the book covers the entire GATE exam syllabus in a clear manner. The exercises in the book are at a level suitable for GATE exam preparation. The document recommends reading selective chapters and practicing relevant exercises to sufficiently prepare for the GATE exam topics in database management systems.

Uploaded by

Amit Tiwari
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
437 views3 pages

Database Management Systems by Raghu Ramakrishnan: Special Features of Book

This document summarizes and reviews the book "Database Management Systems" by Raghu Ramakrishnan. It provides an analysis of the book's content and exercises, noting that the book covers the entire GATE exam syllabus in a clear manner. The exercises in the book are at a level suitable for GATE exam preparation. The document recommends reading selective chapters and practicing relevant exercises to sufficiently prepare for the GATE exam topics in database management systems.

Uploaded by

Amit Tiwari
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

Database Management Systems by

Raghu Ramakrishnan
This article reviews the book “Database Management Systems” by Raghu
Ramakrishnan and Johannes Gehrke.
The article covers-
• Special features of book
• Analysis of Content
• Analysis of Exercises
• Necessary Instructions
• Conclusion

Why Should Be Read?

Special Features of Book-

The special features of this book are-


• It is one of the most detailed books for this subject.
• It covers all the GATE topics.
• The topics of Transaction Management are covered in great depth especially.
• It deals with the content in a simple and crystal clear way which makes the subject
beginner friendly.
• Its exercise questions are of high quality and at par with the level of questions asked
in the GATE exam.
Analysis of Content-
The following table analyzes sections of the book that are relevant for GATE-

GATE Relevant
Chapter No. GATE Topics Covered
Sections

1 All Sections Overview (Optional Read)

2 2.1 to 2.5 Basics of ER Model

3.1 to 3.4 Relational Model


3
3.5 ER to Relational Model

4.2 Relational Algebra


4
4.3 Relational Calculus

5 5.1 to 5.6 SQL Queries

8.1 to 8.3 Indexing

8 8.4 File Organization

8.5 Performance Tuning

16.1
Transactions and ACID Properties
16.2
16
16.3
Concurrent Execution and Lock-based Concurrency
Control
16.4

17.1 View Serializability


17
17.2 to 17.6 Lock Management and Deadlocks

18.2

18 18.5 Crash Recovery and Check-pointing

18.6

19 All Sections Normalization

Covering Only These Sections Is Enough


Analysis of Exercises-
The following table analyzes exercises of the book that are relevant for GATE-

Chapter No. Question No.

2 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.7, 2.8

3 3.2, 3.5, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9

4 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5

5 5.1 to 5.5, 5.7, 5.10

8 8.4, 8.7, 8.10, 8.11

16 16.2, 16.3, 16.5, 16.8, 16.9

17 17.2, 17.3, 17.4, 17.6, 17.7

19 19.2, 19.3, 19.5, 19.7, 19.8, 19.10, 19.12, 19.13, 19.18, 19.24, 19.26

Practicing Only These Exercises Is Enough

Necessary Instructions-
Keep the following instructions in mind while reading the book-
• The book has nearly 1100 pages.
• Read only selective topics which are part of a GATE syllabus.
• Competitive exams mainly focus on numerical questions from this subject.
• So, practice all the questions mentioned in the Analysis of Exercises section.
• Theoretical questions may be asked but less frequently asked.
• So, keep making short notes while reading the book to solve theoretical questions.
• Focus on the topics of Normalization and Transaction Management.
• Questions from these topics are asked every year in the GATE exam.

Conclusion-
• This textbook covers the entire GATE syllabus in a clear and detailed manner.
• The exercise questions provide good practice to solve GATE questions.
• Overall, this book is a good read while preparing this subject for GATE exam.

THIS BOOK IS SELF-SUFFICIENT FOR GATE EXAM.

You might also like