SQL for Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) - Softcover

Taylor, Allen G.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119527074 ISBN 13: 9781119527077

Publisher: For Dummies, 2018

Synopsis

Get ready to make SQL easy!

Updated for the latest version of SQL, the new edition of this perennial bestseller shows programmers and web developers how to use SQL to build relational databases and get valuable information from them. Covering everything you need to know to make working with SQL easier than ever, topics include how to use SQL to structure a DBMS and implement a database design; secure a database; and retrieve information from a database; and much more.  

SQL is the international standard database language used to create, access, manipulate, maintain, and store information in relational database management systems (DBMS) such as Access, Oracle, SQL Server, and MySQL. SQL adds powerful data manipulation and retrieval capabilities to conventional languages—and this book shows you how to harness the core element of relational databases with ease.

• Server platform that gives you choices of development languages, data types, on-premises or cloud, and operating systems
• Find great examples on the use of temporal data
• Jump right in—without previous knowledge of database programming or SQL

As database-driven websites continue to grow in popularity—and complexity—SQL For Dummies is the easy-to-understand, go-to resource you need to use it seamlessly.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

• Learn all the features in the latest version of SQL
• Build a relational database and create a management system
• Secure and protect your database from corruption

Get ready to make SQL easy
Updated for the latest version of SQL, the new edition of this perennial bestseller shows you how to use SQL to build relational databases and extract valuable information from them. Covering everything you need to know to make working with SQL easier than ever, topics include how to use SQL to structure a DBMS and implement a database design; secure a database; retrieve information from a database; and much more. As database-driven websites continue to grow in popularity--and complexity--SQL For Dummies is the easy-to-understand, go-to resource you need to use it seamlessly.
Inside...

• What SQL is and isn't
• Use SQL to build databases
• Build a multi-table relational database
• Manipulate database data
• Use advanced value expressions
• Zero in on the data you want
• Use relational operators
• Provide database security

About the Author:

Allen G. Taylor is a 30-year veteran of the computer industry and the author of over 40 books, including SQL For Dummies and Crystal Reports For Dummies. He lectures nationally on databases, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He also teaches database development internationally through a leading online education provider.

About this edition

• Publisher: For Dummies
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1119527074
• ISBN 13: 9781119527077
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494