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Introduction to SQL

What is SQL?

  • SQL stands for Structured Query Language

  • SQL lets you access and manipulate databases

What Can SQL do?

  • SQL can execute queries against a database

  • SQL can retrieve data from a database

  • SQL can insert records in a database

  • SQL can update records in a database

  • SQL can delete records from a database

  • SQL can create new databases

  • SQL can create new tables in a database

  • SQL can create stored procedures in a database

  • SQL can create views in a database

  • SQL can set permissions on tables, procedures, and views

What are the benefits of SQL?

SQL databases also provide built-in security features to protect data from unauthorised access and maintain data integrity. Additionally, they can handle large volumes of data and scale up or down according to the application's requirements. Some of the benefits of SQL programming for businesses and organisations include:

 SQL cloud databases offer several intrinsic advantages, including faster query processing, data consistency, security, and scalability. They enable efficient retrieval and manipulation of large amounts of data, ensuring data consistency across multiple tables through transactions.
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