STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE (SQL) Structured Query Language (SQL)

Structured Query Language (SQL)

Definition

SQL is a standard dialect for accessing and manipulating databases. (Weinberg, 2002)

SQL Elements

SQL was developed to provide access to relational databases, so it is capable of performing these types of actions:

•outlook facts and figures in a facts and figures base

•injecting facts and figures into a facts and figures base

•Deleting facts and figures from a facts and figures base

•Creation and manipulation of database objects

•commanding get access to the database

Strictly speaking, SQL is not a language at all, but rather a means to convey instructions to the Oracle database. It differs ...