Introduction to SQL Course | DevelopIntelligence

Course Summary

The Introduction to SQL training course is designed to explore key concepts, techniques, and commands necessary for developers and system administrators to write effective queries against common Structured Query Language (SQL) databases, like MySQL.

The course begins with an introduction to SQL, database concepts, and MySQL. The course then dives into working with data and tables and then focuses on queries. The course concludes with an overview of SQL functions and how to write a Simple Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) application.

This course is not intended to be a DBA-level course; rather, it focuses on building a practical, hands-on knowledge for engineers writing queries to support application development.

Purpose

Learn the core concepts of SQL.

Audience

Developers and system administrators with a desire to query SQL databases.

Role

Business Analyst - Data Engineer - Data Scientist - Project Manager - Software Developer - System Administrator - Technical Manager - Web Developer

Skill Level

Introduction

Style

Targeted Topic - Workshops

Duration

3 Days

Related Technologies

SQL

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Productivity Objectives:

Describe the history of SQL, and current support in your database.
List the databases and tables in your database.
Create new databases, tables, and add data to tables.
Query a table using variable select data.
Order query results.
Update and insert data into a table.
Create inner and outer joins.

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Project-focused demos and labs using your tool stack and environment, not some canned "training room" lab.
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What You'll Learn

In the Introduction to SQL training course, you'll learn:

Introduction to SQL
- What is SQL?
- How does SQL differ based on database vendor?
- Current SQL American National Standards Institute (ANSI) Standards
- Functionality supported by SQL
Database Concepts
- Core database terminologies
- Database design process
- Overview of Database Normalization
Introduction to MySQL
- Downloading & Installing MySQL
- Configuring MySQL
- Basic MySQL administration
- Connecting to MySQL
Working with Tables
- Quick introduction to SELECT
- Creating tables and columns
- Identifying current tables and databases
- Working with tables using CREATE, ALTER, DROP TABLE
- Loading a database tables from a data file
- Creating data integrity through relationships (primary keys, foreign key constraints, etc.)
- Understanding indexes
Working with Data
- Adding data using INSERT
- Modifying data using UPDATE
- Deleting data with DELETE
- Understanding transactions and impacts of transactions on data manipulation
Simple Data Querying
- Review of SELECT concepts
- SELECTing rows of data
- SELECTing columns of data
- Filtering SELECT using WHERE
- Ordering results using ORDER BY
- Grouping results using GROUP BY
Complex Data Querying
- Understanding a join
- Querying related rows using INNER JOIN
- Including non-matched rows with OUTER JOIN
- Unions
- Handling JOIN results
SQL Functions
- Math functions: count, avg, sum, round, etc.
- Character functions: ucase, lcase, etc.
- Time functions: now, date, etc.
- Other functions
Writing a Simple JDBC Application
- What is JDBC?
- Configuring Java to support JDBC
- Writing a simple database query application