SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition
3rd Edition
Published on 16. September 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
534 pages
978-0-07-154864-9 (ISBN)
Description
Essential Skills--Made Easy!
Written to the SQL:2006 ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with the latest RDBMS software versions such as MySQL 5.0, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Database 11g.
Designed for Easy Learning:
Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
Ask the Experts--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills
Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge
Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
Written to the SQL:2006 ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with the latest RDBMS software versions such as MySQL 5.0, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Database 11g.
Designed for Easy Learning:
Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter
Ask the Experts--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips
Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills
Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered
Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge
Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated
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Series
Edition
3rd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
52 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 185 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
890 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-07-154864-9 (9780071548649)
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Persons
Andrew J. (Andy) Oppel is a proud graduate of The Boys Latin School of Maryland and of Transylvania University (Lexington, KY) where he earned a BA in computer science in 1974. Since then he has been continuously employed in a wide variety of information technology positions, including programmer, programmer/analyst, systems architect, project manager, senior database administrator, database group manager, consultant, database designer, and data architect. In addition, he has been a part-time instructor with the University of California (Berkeley) Extension for over 20 years, and received the Honored Instructor Award for the year 2000. His teaching work included developing three courses for UC Extension, Concepts of Database Management Systems, Introduction to Relational Database Management Systems, and "Data Modeling and Database Design." He also earned his Oracle 9i Database Associate certification in 2003. He is currently employed as a senior data modeler for Blue Shield of California. Aside from computer systems, Andy enjoys music (guitar and vocals), amateur radio (Pacific Division Vice Director, American Radio Relay League) and soccer (Referee Instructor, U.S. Soccer). Andy has designed and implemented hundreds of databases for a wide range of applications, including medical research, banking, insurance, apparel manufacturing, telecommunications, wireless communications, and human resources. He is the author of Databases Demystified (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004) and SQL Demystified (McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2005). His database product experience includes IMS, DB2, Sybase, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Access, MySQL, and Oracle (versions 7, 8, 8i, 9i, and 10g).
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Content
PART I - Relational Databases and SQL
Chapter 1. Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL
Chapter 2. Working with the SQL Environment
Chapter 3. Creating and Altering Tables
Chapter 4. Enforcing Data Integrity
Chapter 5. Creating SQL Views
Chapter 6. Managing Database Security
Part II - Data Access and Modification
Chapter 7. Querying SQL Data
Chapter 8. Modifying SQL Data
Chapter 9. Using Predicates
Chapter 10. Working with Functions and Value Expressions
Chapter 11. Accessing Multiple Tables
Chapter 12. Using Subqueries to Access and Modify Data
Part III - Advanced Data Access
Chapter 13. Creating SQL-Invoked Routines
Chapter 14. Creating SQL Triggers
Chapter 15. Using SQL Cursors
Chapter 16. Managing SQL Transactions
Chapter 17. Accessing SQL Data from Your Host Program
Chapter 18. Working with XML Data
Part IV - Appendices
Appendix A: Answers to SelfTest
Appendix B: SQL:2006 Keywords
Appendix C: SQL Code Used in Try This Exercises
Index
Chapter 1. Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL
Chapter 2. Working with the SQL Environment
Chapter 3. Creating and Altering Tables
Chapter 4. Enforcing Data Integrity
Chapter 5. Creating SQL Views
Chapter 6. Managing Database Security
Part II - Data Access and Modification
Chapter 7. Querying SQL Data
Chapter 8. Modifying SQL Data
Chapter 9. Using Predicates
Chapter 10. Working with Functions and Value Expressions
Chapter 11. Accessing Multiple Tables
Chapter 12. Using Subqueries to Access and Modify Data
Part III - Advanced Data Access
Chapter 13. Creating SQL-Invoked Routines
Chapter 14. Creating SQL Triggers
Chapter 15. Using SQL Cursors
Chapter 16. Managing SQL Transactions
Chapter 17. Accessing SQL Data from Your Host Program
Chapter 18. Working with XML Data
Part IV - Appendices
Appendix A: Answers to SelfTest
Appendix B: SQL:2006 Keywords
Appendix C: SQL Code Used in Try This Exercises
Index