1. SQL Basics
Overview
This chapter covers the very basic concepts of SQL that will get you started with writing simple commands. By the end of this chapter, you will be able to identify the difference between structured and unstructured data, explain the basic SQL concepts, create tables using the CREATE statement, and insert values into tables using SQL commands.
Introduction
The vast majority of companies today work with large amounts of data. This could be product information, customer data, client details, employee data, and so on. Most people who are new to working with data will do so using spreadsheets. Software such as Microsoft Excel has many tools for manipulating and analyzing data, but as the volume and complexity of the data ...
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