Introduction To SQL
Syntax in SQL
SQL is followed by a unique set of rules and guidelines called Syntax. All the SQL statements start with any of the keywords like SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, ALTER, DROP, CREATE, USE, SHOW and all the statements end with a semicolon (;).
Data Types in SQL
Data types are used to represent the nature of the data that can be stored in the database table. For example, in a particular column of a table, if we want to store a string type of data then we will have to declare a string data type of this column.
Operators in SQL
The SQL reserved words and characters are called operators, which are used with a WHERE clause in a SQL query. In SQL, an operator can either be a unary or binary operator. The unary operator uses only one operand for performing the unary operation, whereas the binary operator uses two operands for performing the binary operation.
Aggregate Functions in SQL
Functions in SQL enable we to perform feats such as determining the sum of a column or converting all the characters of a string to uppercase.