Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server (2 days)

Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server Overview

This SQL Server training course is designed for students new to writing SQL queries using SQL Server.

Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server Course Goals

• Understand how SQL Server works
• Learn to use SQL to output reports with SQL Server
• Learn to modify SQL Server data with SQL
• Learn to create a simple SQL Server database
• Learn to create simple work with Views and Stored Procedures in SQL Server
• Learn to create tables in SQL Server

Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server Course Outline

1. Relational Database Basics
   1. Brief History of SQL
   2. Relational Databases
      1. Tables
      2. Rows
      3. Columns
      4. Relationships
      5. Datatypes
      6. Primary Keys
      7. Foreign Keys
      8. Relational Database Management System
   3. Popular Databases
      1. Commercial Databases
      2. Popular Open Source Databases
      3. Valid Object References
   4. SQL Statements
      1. Database Manipulation Language (DML)
      2. Database Definition Language (DDL)
      3. Database Control Language (DCL)
2. Simple SELECTs
   1. Introduction to the Northwind Database
   2. Some Basics
      1. Comments
      2. Whitespace and Semi-colons
      3. Case Sensitivity
   3. SELECTing All Columns in All Rows
   4. Exploring the Tables
   5. SELECTing Specific Columns
   6. SELECTing Specific Columns
   7. Sorting Records
      1. Sorting By a Single Column
      2. Sorting By Multiple Columns
      3. Sorting By Column Position
      4. Ascending and Descending Sorts
   8. Sorting Results
   9. The WHERE Clause and Operator Symbols
      1. Checking for Equality
      2. Checking for Inequality
      3. Checking for Greater or Less Than
      4. Checking for NULL
      5. WHERE and ORDER BY
   10. Using the WHERE clause to check for equality or inequality
   11. Using the WHERE clause to check for greater or less than
   12. Checking for NULL
   13. Using WHERE and ORDER BY Together
   14. The WHERE Clause and Operator Words
       1. The BETWEEN Operator
       2. The IN Operator
       3. The LIKE Operator
       4. The NOT Operator
   15. More SELECTs with WHERE
   16. Checking Multiple Conditions
       1. AND
       2. OR
       3. Order of Evaluation
   17. Writing SELECTs with Multiple Conditions
3. Advanced SELECTs
   1. Calculated Fields
      1. Concatenation
      2. Mathematical Calculations
      3. Aliases
   2. Calculating Fields
   3. Aggregate Functions and Grouping
      1. Aggregate Functions
      2. Grouping Data
      3. Selecting Distinct Records
   4. Working with Aggregate Functions
   5. Built-in Data Manipulation Functions
      1. Common Math Functions
      2. Common String Functions
      3. Common Date Functions
   6. Data Manipulation Functions
4. Subqueries, Joins and Unions
   1. Subqueries
   2. Subqueries
   3. Joins
      1. Table Aliases
      2. Multi-table Joins
   4. Using Joins
   5. Outer Joins
   6. Unions
      1. UNION ALL
      2. UNION Rules
   7. Working with Unions
5. Conditional Processing with CASE
   1. Using CASE
   2. Working with CASE
6. Inserting, Updating and Deleting Records
   1. INSERT
   2. Inserting Records
   3. UPDATE
   4. DELETE
   5. Updating and Deleting Records
7. Creating and Modifying Tables
   1. Data Types
   2. Creating Tables
      1. NULL Values
      2. Primary Keys
      3. Foreign Keys
   3. Creating Tables
   4. Adding and Dropping Columns
   5. Renaming Tables
      1. SQL Server
      2. Oracle and MySQL
   6. Dropping Tables
8. Views
   1. Creating Views
   2. Dropping Views
   3. Benefits of Views
   4. Creating a View
9. Stored Procedures
   1. Creating Stored Procedures
   2. Dropping Stored Procedures
   3. Creating a Stored Procedure
   4. Benefits of Stored Procedures

Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server Course Materials

In addition to a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all the programming examples, each student will also receive a one-year subscription to Webucator's online reference library, which contains hundreds of the most current electronic technology books - a $149.95 per student value.

Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server Technical Requirements

1. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 with SP2
   • Download - Full installation (including all services) required of developer or enterprise edition.

Class Files for Introduction to SQL Training using SQL Server

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