Sunday, September 28, 2014

Database Design and Development SQL – Data Definition

History of SQL…


  • Developed by IBM as SEQUEL in 1970s
  • Oracle coperation took the ownership of SQL after 1977
  • ANSI standardized SQL in 1986 – SQL1
  • SQL2 introduced in 1992
  • SQL3 was produced in 1999



Database Sublanguage…


  • SQL2 standard can be divided in to four major parts;

DDL – commands concerned with declaring the structure of schemas and tables.
DML – commands concerned with retrieving data and updating data in tables. 
DIL – data integrity is attached to the DD. Commands concerned with declaring entity, referential and domain integrity.
DCL – commands concerned with administering the database.



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