Publisher's Synopsis
This title contains a book and a CD-ROM. SQL (Structured Query Language) is at the heart of the enterprise databases produced by such leading relational software companies as Oracle, Sybase, IBM, and Microsoft. This is a brief tutorial to the very popular relational database language SQL (Structured Query Language), which is at the heart of all enterprise level databases. The book is a brief, pedagogically oriented tutorial, which provides the reader with the basics of the standard SQL language appropriate for beginners using any particular SQL database. Of particular importance is the inclusion of questions and answers at the end of each chapter with highlights and definitions of key terms appropriate for this entry-level audience. The book includes a full evaluation version of the SQLbase database providing the reader with hands-on practice to this important language.
