Introduction to Microsoft SQL Server

2012

Zeila Benavidez

Module Overview

Introducing Microsoft SQL Server 2012

Getting Started with SQL Server
Management Studio

Lesson 1: Introduction Microsoft SQL

Server 2012
In this lesson
SQL Server
SQL Server
SQL Server
SQL Server

you will learn :

Architecture
Versions
Editions
Databases

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Lesson 1- SQL Server Architecture

Services:
Applications that starts without user interventions usually
when computer stars.
Three types:
DB engine-> Execute commands, submit transactions,
manage databases, memory and disk allocation and core
features.
Agent-> Execute jobs, monitoring system for define alert
conditions and other administrative tasks
BI components: SSRE,SSAS, SSIS

Instances:
The basic unit of installation and program execution for SQL
Server is an instance.
Several instances can be installed and are independent of
each others.
One -> default instance->access to it using the computer
name. To the other can access using computer name and
instance name.
t's a container of one or many databases

Tools:
SQL Server ships with a number of tools to manage, develop
with, and query the database engine
Here we are mainly work with: work with SQL Server
Management Studio, or SSMS
SSMS is an integrated management, development, and
querying application.
Other tools: SQLCMD ,SQL Server Configuration Manager, SQL
Server Installation Center
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Lesson1-

SQL Server Versions

Version

Latest one in be
released SQL 2014

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Release Year

1.0

1989

1.1

1991

4.2

1992

4.21

1994

6.0

1995

6.5

1996

7.0

1998

2000

2000

2005

2005

2008

2008

2008 R2

2010

2012

2012

2014

2014

Lesson 1- SQL Server Editions

Enterprise:

Contains all features of SQL 2012+BI services

and support virtualization.

Standard:

Includes core db, reporting and analytics

capabilities. Support few processor cores and
less security no warehousing features.

Business Intelligence:

New edition. Provided core bd, full reporting

and analytics capabilities and bull BI services.
Support few processor cores and less security
no warehousing features.

Others:

Web, Express, Developer, Parallel Data

Warehouse, Express LocalDB
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Lesson 1- SQL Server Database

Databases -> containers for data and objects,
including tables, views, stored procedures,
user accounts, and other management
objects.
A SQL Server database is always a single
logical entity backed by multiple physical files.
Exists two types of DB's: System and User.
Systems ie. master that is the system
configuration db, msdb that is the db of the
Agent services and other system services,
model that is the template for new user
databases, tempdb to store temporally data
such a work tables, resources is a hidden
system configuration db.
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Lesson 2 Working with SQL Management

Studio
In this lesson you will learn:
The concept of SQL Server Management
Studio
Use and applications of SSMS

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Lesson 2- Concept of SQL Server

Management Studio

SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)

is:
An integrated management, development,
and querying application with many
features for exploring and working with
your databases.
SSMS is based on the Visual Studio shell. If
you have experience with Visual Studio,
you will likely feel comfortable with SSMS.

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Lesson 2- Uses and applications of SSMS

With SSMS you can

create:
Solutions
Projects
Scripts.

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Resumen
During this module you saw an introduction
about Microsoft SQL Server 2012, understood
the platforms, basic architecture, editions and
the tools that the query write will use.
Beside this you are able to use SQL Server
Management Studio, know how to connect to
the SQL server instances, create, organize
and execute queries.

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