Introduction to SQL

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Overview

SQL is the world's most widely used programming language for database management, an essential skill for back-end web development and data analytics. Designed for beginners, this Introduction to SQL course will give you the foundation you need to get started with Structured Query Language in Microsoft SQL Server, through hands-on application and examples.

By the end of the course you will have a practical understanding of how to set up and connect to a server, create databases and tables, insert and update data, and create and filter queries to get the valuable insights you need.

In this course we are using Microsoft SQL Server's T-SQL, but you will be able to apply most of what you learn to many other databases such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle and more.

Highlights:

  • 33 practical tutorials.
  • Understand the structure of databases with RDBMS concepts.
  • How to set up Microsoft SQL Server and SQL Management Studio.
  • Create a new database and add data to tables.
  • Back up and restore your database to protect your data.
  • Use a SELECT statement to retrieve data.
  • Filter records with WHERE, AND, OR clauses.
  • Arrange results with ORDER BY and GROUP BY clauses.
  • Search within aggregate groups with HAVING clause.
  • Calculate data with Count, Average, and Sum functions.
  • Update and remove data with UPDATE and DELETE statements.
  • Combine and join tables with JOIN clauses.
  • Other SQL concepts such as subqueries, indexing and primary key.

Once enrolled, our friendly support team and tutors are here to help with any course related inquiries.

Summary

Skill level: Beginner
Certificate: Yes
Lessons: 33
Pre-requisites: None
Video duration: 2h 01m
Estimated study time: 16h 30m for all materials

Syllabus

1

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What is a database?

We will discuss what a database is, the different types of databases and what they are used for

2

An Overview of SQL

We will discuss what SQL(Structured Query Language) is, what it is used for and some of the different systems that use SQL

3

RDBMS Concepts

We will look at the core concepts and structure of a relational database such as tables, columns, rows, etc

4

Working With Data Types

We will discuss some of the important data types that may be used in a relational database, including Integer, varchar, text and much more

1

Setting Up Microsoft SQL Server

We will install and setup Microsoft SQL Server

2

Setting Up Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio

We will install and setup SQL Server Management Studio.

3

Connecting to a Server

We will connect to a server and look at the Object Explorer

4

System Databases

We will take a look at the master and model databases as well as the msdb and tempdb Databases

5

Creating a New Database

We will create a new database within MS SQL Server 2016, and create a new table

6

Adding Data to a Table

We will add data to our Table

7

Backing Up & Restoring a Database

You will learn how to backup a database and how to restore a backup

1

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Simple SELECT Statements

Here we will start to write SQL statements and queries, starting with basic SELECT statements

2

WHERE Clause

We can target specific columns using the WHERE clause along with a SELECT statement

3

AND & OR Clause

We can select data based on multiple conditions using the AND & OR clause

4

ORDER BY Clause

We will look at how we can sort returned data using the ORDER BY clause

5

GROUP BY Clause

We will look at how we can sort returned data using the GROUP_BY clause

1

HAVING Clause

The HAVING clause is similar to a WHERE clause but can use aggregation

2

TOP Clause

The TOP clause is used to limit the number of records that will be returned from a SELECT statement

3

SELECT DISTINCT

We can use DISTINCT to only return distinct or different values in a SELECT statement

4

UNION

The UNION operator is used to combine the result-set of two or more SELECT statements

5

Functions

We will look at some built in functions for performing calculations on data

1

INSERT Statement

We will insert our own records into a database using INSERT INTO

2

UPDATE Statement

The UPDATE statement can be used to change data that already exists in the SQL database

3

DELETE Statement

We can use DELETE FROM to remove data from the SQL database

4

ALTER TABLE

With ALTER TABLE, we can add, remove or change columns, data types and just about anything else

1

Aliases

Aliases can be used to temporary rename columns and tables

2

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INNER JOIN

We will discuss and write inner joins to combine more than one table in a specific way

3

OUTER JOIN

We will discuss and write outer joins to combine more than one table in a specific way

4

LEFT JOIN

We will discuss and write left joins to combine more than one table in a specific way

5

RIGHT JOIN

We will discuss and write right joins to combine more than one table in a specific way

1

Subqueries

We will discuss combining queries together in a subquery

2

Indexing

We will talk about what indexing is and how to do it within MS SQL Server

3

Primary Key

We will discuss the Primary Key and why it's so important

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