SQL (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780071548649)

Essential Skills--Made Easy

Written to the SQL:2006 ANSI/ISO standard, this easy-to-follow guide will get you started programming in SQL right away. You will learn how to retrieve, insert, update, and delete database data, and perform management and administrative functions. SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition covers new features, including SQL/XML, and is loaded with updated SQL examples along with notes on using them with the latest RDBMS software versions such as MySQL 5.0, SQL Server 2008, and Oracle Database 11g.

Designed for Easy Learning: Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter Ask the Experts--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skillsNotes--Extra information related to the topic being coveredSelf-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledgeAnnotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated

Author: Andy Oppel, Robert Sheldon
ISBN-10: 0071548645
ISBN-13: 9780071548649
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne Media
Language: English
Published: 08/01/2008
Pages: 534
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.30w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Scitech Book News 12/01/2008 pg. 22