• Memory and file managements of kernel
• Shared memory, mmap and shmget
• Page replacement algorithms, LRU, LFU and CLOCK
• Performance metrics, Latency, throughput, cache hits / misses, query execution times
• Architectural models for distributed DBMSs
• Client / Server systems
• Peer-to-Peer systems

1. Write a C program, compile it as a kernel module and insert into the kernel as a kernel module.
2. Write a C program which try to access a memory page which is not available for access and get a SIGSEG error.
3. Write a C/Python program to merge two tables that are present in two different databases present in two different systems.

1. Software Engineers employed in IT industry with at least one year experience with computer programming experience.
2. Students who completed BE / BTech (CSE / IT / ECE) or M.Sc. (CS / IT).
3. Third / Final year students of BE / BTech / MCA (CSE / IT/ ECE) or M.Sc. (CS / IT)

This course intends to introduce topics related to Distributed Database Engineering and its applications in various business domains together with knowledge on how to develop products over them. Also, the course teaches in-depth knowledge of kernel processes that interface with database engines.