Getting started with SQL : a hands-on approach for beginners / Thomas Nield.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nield, Thomas, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

SQL (Computer program language).

Relational databases.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Beijing, [China] : O'Reilly, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Businesses are gathering data today at exponential rates and yet few people know how to access it meaningfully. If you’re a business or IT professional, this short hands-on guide teaches you how to pull and transform data with SQL in significant ways. You will quickly master the fundamentals of SQL and learn how to create your own databases. Author Thomas Nield provides exercises throughout the book to help you practice your newfound SQL skills at home, without having to use a database server environment. Not only will you learn how to use key SQL statements to find and manipulate your data, but you’ll also discover how to efficiently design and manage databases to meet your needs. You’ll also learn how to: Explore relational databases, including lightweight and centralized models Use SQLite and SQLiteStudio to create lightweight databases in minutes Query and transform data in meaningful ways by using SELECT, WHERE, GROUP BY, and ORDER BY Join tables to get a more complete view of your business data Build your own tables and centralized databases by using normalized design principles Manage data by learning how to INSERT, DELETE, and UPDATE records

Contents:

Why learn SQL?

Databases

SQLite

Select

Where

Group by and order by

CASE statements

Join

Database design

Managing data

Going forward

Operators and functions

Supplementary topics.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed January 25, 2018).

ISBN:

9781491938560

1491938560

9781491938607

1491938609

9781491938584

1491938587

OCLC:

941101189