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SQL Demystified explains how to use SQL (Structured Query Language)--the ubiquitous programming language for databases. Readers will learn to create database objects, add and retrieve data from a database, and modify existing data. This self-teaching guide comes complete with key points, background information, quizzes at the end of each chapter, and even a final exam. Simple enough for beginners but challenging enough for advanced students, this is a lively and entertaining brush-up, introductory text, or classroom supplement.

• Relational Database Concepts
• SQL Concepts
• Defining Database Objects Using SQL
• Retrieving Data Using Data Query Language (DQL)
• Combining Data From Multiple Tables
• Advanced Query Writing
• Maintaining Data Using DML
• Applying Security Controls Using Data DCL
• Preserving Database Integrity Using Transactions
• Integrating SQL into Applications
• SQL Performance Tuning Considerations
• Final Exam
• Answers To Quizzes And Final Exam
• Index