Basics of SQL Server Architecture

SQL Server is a client/server relational database management system. Figure 1.3 shows the process that every query must follow, from its origin as a SQL query in the client application running in the client computer, to the final result set received by the client application.

Figure 1.3. Client access to a SQL Server database.

These steps are defined as follows:

  1. The user selects an option in a client application. This option calls a function in the client application that generates a query that is sent to SQL Server. The application uses a database access library to send the query in a way SQL Server can ...

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