Data Structures and Algorithms - Syllabus

This topic introduces the concept of backtracking, a problem-solving strategy that involves recursively exploring all possible solutions and backtracking when a dead end is reached. It also compares and contrasts backtracking with recursion.

This topic covers various backtracking algorithms, including those for solving the subset-sum problem, zero-one knapsack problem, and N-queen problem, along with their analysis.

This topic covers the instruction format, instruction set completeness, and the control unit of a basic computer. It explains how the control unit retrieves and executes instructions.

This topic explains the instruction cycle of a basic computer, including determining the type of instruction, memory reference instructions, input-output instructions, and program interrupts. It also covers the interrupt cycle and how it affects computer operation.

This topic provides a detailed description and flowchart of a basic computer, illustrating how the different components work together to execute instructions and perform tasks.

Concept of pointers in programming, including their use in data structures and memory management.

Introduction to algorithms, their importance, and properties.

Concepts of analysis of algorithms, including asymptotic notations (Big Oh) and their properties.

Measuring the time complexity of algorithms, including the concept of Big Oh notation.

Measuring the space complexity of algorithms, including the concept of memory usage.

Understanding state management in stateless HTTP protocol and its implications on ASP.NET Core application development.

Exploring server-side strategies for state management in ASP.NET Core applications, including Session State, TempData, and Using HttpContext.

Using Session State to store and manage user data in ASP.NET Core applications.

Using TempData to store and manage temporary data in ASP.NET Core applications.

Using HttpContext to access and manage HTTP request and response data in ASP.NET Core applications.

Using Cache to store and manage frequently accessed data in ASP.NET Core applications.

Concept of query processing, including the steps involved in processing a query and the role of the query processor.

Query trees and heuristics for query optimization, including the use of query trees to represent queries and heuristics to guide optimization.

Choice of query execution plans, including the factors that influence the choice of plan and the importance of plan selection.

Cost-based optimization, including the use of cost estimates to guide optimization and the role of cost-based optimization in query processing.

This topic covers the metrics and methods used to measure the performance of queuing systems, including efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of service.

This topic explores the concept of networks of queuing systems, with a focus on computer systems and their applications.

This topic highlights the various applications of queuing systems in real-world scenarios, including manufacturing, healthcare, and transportation.

Explanation of the concept of a priority queue with ascending priority, where elements are ordered based on their priority.

Explanation of the concept of a priority queue with descending priority, where elements are ordered based on their priority.

Learn how to design relational databases using ER-to-relational mapping, including mapping of regular entities, weak entities, relationship types, multivalued attributes, and N-ary relationships.

Understand informal design guidelines for relational schemas, including semantics of attributes in relations, redundant information in tuples and update anomalies, NULL values in tuples, and generation of spurious tuples.

Study functional dependencies, including definition, inference rules, Armstrong's axioms, attribute closure, equivalence of functional dependencies, and minimal sets of functional dependencies.

Explore normal forms based on primary keys, including First Normal Form, Second Normal Form, Third Normal Form, and their general definitions.

Learn about Boyce-Codd Normal Form, a higher normal form that ensures a relational schema is in a good structure.

Understand multivalued dependency and Fourth Normal Form, which eliminates multivalued dependencies in a relational schema.

Study properties of relational decomposition, including attribute preservation, dependency preservation, and loss-less/non-additive join.

This topic explores the various applications of recursion in problem-solving, including tree traversals and dynamic programming.

Overview of the development and evolution of the Linux operating system.

Understanding kernel modules, their types, and their role in extending Linux kernel functionality.

Managing processes in Linux, including process creation, synchronization, and termination.

Linux scheduling algorithms and their role in allocating system resources to processes.

Methods and mechanisms for communication between processes in Linux.

Linux memory management techniques, including memory allocation, deallocation, and protection.

Different file system management approaches used in Linux, including organization and structure.

Linux device management approaches, including device drivers and hardware interaction.

Using singly linked lists to implement stacks and queues.

This topic introduces the concept of transaction processing, highlighting the differences between single user and multi-user systems, read/write operations, and the need for concurrency control to avoid problems such as lost update, temporary update, incorrect summary, and unrepeatable read.

This topic covers the fundamental concepts of transactions, including transaction states, system log, and commit point of transaction.

This topic discusses the desirable properties of transactions, namely atomicity, consistency, isolation, and durability (ACID).

This topic explores schedules, conflicting operations, and characterizing schedules based on recoverability and serializability, including serial, non-serial, and conflict serializable schedules.

This topic introduces concurrency control techniques, including two-phase locking and timestamp ordering.

This topic delves into two-phase locking, including types of locks, basic, conservative, strict, and rigorous two-phase locking, deadlock and starvation, deadlock prevention, and deadlock detection.

This topic covers timestamp ordering, including timestamp, read timestamp, write timestamp, basic timestamp ordering, and strict timestamp ordering.

This topic covers the sources of errors in numerical calculations, propagation of errors, and a review of Taylor's Theorem.

This topic explains the trial and error method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic covers the half-interval method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic explains Newton's method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence and application to calculating multiple roots.

This topic covers the secant method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic explains the fixed point iteration method for solving non-linear equations, including its convergence.

This topic covers Horner's method for solving non-linear equations.

This topic covers the challenges faced by e-government in terms of security and the approaches to address them. It explores the importance of security in e-government and the ways to mitigate risks.

This topic introduces a security management model for e-government, outlining the key components and processes involved in ensuring the security of e-government systems.

This topic delves into the architecture of e-government security, including the design and implementation of secure systems and infrastructure for e-government services.

This topic covers the security standards and guidelines for e-government, including international standards and best practices for ensuring the security of e-government systems and data.

Security measures for protecting data during transactions in e-commerce.

Various security mechanisms used in e-commerce including cryptography, hash functions, digital signatures, authentication, access controls, intrusion detection systems, and secured socket layer (SSL).

Exploring the javax.servlet.http package, including key classes and interfaces. Understanding how to use the package to develop HTTP-based servlets.

Understanding how to handle HTTP requests and responses using servlets, including request and response objects.

Understanding how to use cookies in servlets, including setting and retrieving cookie values.