SQL Server
The SQL (Structured Query Language) statements are used to perform tasks such as update data on a database or retrieve data from a database. The standard SQL commands such as 'SELECT', 'INSERT', 'UPDATE', 'DELETE', 'CREATE', and 'DROP' can be used to accomplish almost everything that one needs to do with a database.
SQL is a domain-specific language used in programming and designed for managing data held in a relational database management system, or for stream processing in a relational data stream management system.
Advantages and Purpose of SQL
- No coding needed - It doesn't require a substantial amount of code to manage the database system.
- The user can quickly and efficiently retrieve a large number of records from a database.
- Long established are used by the SQL databases that are being used by ISO and ANSI.
- SQL can be used in laptops, PCs, servers and even some mobile phones.
- SQL is a domain language used to communicate with the database.
- The users can make different views of the database structure.