Title:
SQL : a beginner's guide
Author:
Edition:
Fourth edition.
Publication Date:
2016
Publication Information:
New York : McGraw-Hill Education, [2016]
Physical Description:
xxvi, 533 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
ISBN:
9780071842594
Abstract:
Fully revised to cover the latest software versions, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. Discover how to create database tables, access and modify data, work with triggers and transactions, build effective queries, and handle management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Fourth Edition offers clear instruction on each topic and is loaded with step-by-step examples. This practical book includes coverage of database security, SQL/XML, and new temporal data features. -- Provided by publisher.
General Note:
Earlier editions by Forrest Houlette, Robert Sheldon.
Includes index.
Contents:
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 -- Chapter 13. Working with Temporal Data -- Part III: Advanced data access -- Chapter 14. Creating SQL Invoked-Routines -- Chapter 15. Creating SQL Triggers -- Chapter 16. Using SQL Cursors -- Chapter 17. Managing SQL Transactions -- Chapter 18. Accessing SQL Data from Your Host Program -- Chapter 19. Working with XML Data -- Part IV: Appendices -- Appendix A. SQL Keywords -- Appendix B. Answers to Self Tests -- SQL Code Used in Try This Exercises.
Language:
English
