Thursday, 11 February 2016

Basics of SQL

  • SQL first appeared in 1974 and the initial release in 1986.
  • It is designed by Donald D.Chamberlin and Raymond F.Boyce.
  • The filename extension in sql is .sql.
  • Sql is developed by ISO/IEC and the standard is ISO/IEC 9075.
  • SQL Versions: SQL-86,89,92,1999,2003,2006,2008,2011.
  • SQL initially called SEQUEL(Structured English QUEry Language).
  • It is became a standard of the ANSI in 1986 and the ISO in 1987.
  • Transact-SQL (T-SQL) is an extension of SQL that is used in SQL Server.
  • The origins of the SQL take us back to the 1970s, when in the IBM laboratories, new database software was created - System R.
  • various open-source SQL database solutions such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, Firebird, etc are there.
Definition of SQL:
  • SQL is responsible for querying and editing information stored in a certain database management system.
  • Structured Query Language (SQL) is a language used to view or change data in databases.
  • SQL, which stands for Structured Query Language, is a programming language that is used to communicate with and manipulate databases.
Advantages of SQL:
  • SQL runs on Windows,Linux, and Unix as well as Mac OS X.
  • It is easy to use.To hide data complexity.
  • It is a free and Open source.
  • Interactive language.
  • No coding required.
  • It is used to protect the data.
  • Portable.
  • High Speed.
  • Easy to learn and understand.
  • Restrict the access of a table so that nobody can insert the rows into the table. 
  • Client/Server language.
  • Dynamic.
  • Join two or more tables and show it as one object to user.
Disadvantages of SQL:
  • Interfacing is more complex in an SQL database.
  • It Suffers From Relatively Poor Performance Scaling. 


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