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delete;
perform both simple and complex
queries.
Must perform these tasks with minimal user
effort.
Must be easy to learn.
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Objectives of SQL
SQL is a transform-oriented language with 2
major components:
a DDL for defining database structure;
SELECT category
FROM Video;
SELECT *
FROM Video
ORDER BY price DESC;
aggregate functions
constants
same;
must be direct correspondence in
position of items in two lists;
data type of each item in dataValueList