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FILES AND DATABASES

Theory (100) Practical (50)

FILES AND DATABASE CONCEPTS

Traditional File Based System, Database Approach, Database Environment Roles, Advantages and Disadvantages of Database System, Three Level Architecture, Database Languages, Data Models and Conceptual Modeling, DBMS Functions, Multi-user DBMS Architecture, Data Dictionaries; Relational Model, Relational Integrity, Relational Algebra, Relational Calculus, Views, Codd Rule, Database Planning, Entity Relationship Modeling, Structural Constraints, ERD Model Problems, Enhanced Entity Relationship Model, ERD Tools, Normalization, Anomalies, Functional Dependencies,

BASIC COBOL ELEMENTS

Coding Format, Structure of COBOL Program, Literals, Figurative Constants, Comments, Areas, Divisions, Level Structures, Elementary Items, Group Items

COBOL STATEMENTS

Arithmetic Verbs, ADD, SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY, DIVIDE, COMPUTE, ROUNDED, Sequence Control Verbs, IF, GO TO, STOP, PERFORM, EXIT, Looping Verbs, PERFORM-TIMES, PERFORM-UNTIL, PERFORM-VARYING

INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL FOXPRO

Opening and Creating Tables, Using the Command Language, Functions, Date, String, Type Conversion, Variables, Data Types, Indexes and Performance, Local Views and Cursors, Normalization

WORKING WITH DATABASE

Moving through Database using menu and command, Locate, Seek, Append, Insert, Replace, Replace..For, Deleting Record, Queries, Query Designer, Wizard

PROGRAMMING AND DEVELOPMENT

Arrays, Code Structures, Debugging and Error Handling,Variables and Parameters

OOP CONCEPTS

OO Terminology, Inheritance, Encapsulation, Polymorphism, Properties, Events, Methods

FORMS, CONTROLS, AND MENUS

Access and Assign Methods, Containers, Data Environment, Instantiation, Menu Builder, Methods and Events, Properties, Types of Controls, User Interface

NOTE: PRACTICAL WILL BE BASED ON THEORY

RECOMMENDED BOOKS

[1] R Hutty, “Mastering COBOL”.

[2] M.K. Roy, D Ghosh Dastidar, “COBOL Programming Including MS COBOL And COBOL-85”, Second Edition, Tata McGraw Hill Publications.

[3] Thane Hubbell, “Teach Yourself COBOL in 24 Hours”, SAMS Publications.

[4] Menachem Bazian, Jim Booth, “Special Edition Using Visual Foxpro 6”, Que Publications.

[5] Marcia Akins, et al, “1001 Things You Always Wanted to Know About Visual FoxPro”.

 

 

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