SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition
<p><strong>Essential Skills--Made Easy!</strong></p><p>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. <em>SQL: A Beginner's Guide, Third Edition</em> 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. </p><p>Designed for Easy Learning: </p><ul><li><div>Key Skills & Concepts--Lists of specific skills covered in the chapter </div></li><li><div>Ask the Experts--Q&A sections filled with bonus information and helpful tips </div></li><li><div>Try This--Hands-on exercises that show how to apply your skills</div></li><li><div>Notes--Extra information related to the topic being covered</div></li><li><div>Self-Tests--Chapter-ending quizzes to test your knowledge</div></li><li><div>Annotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustrated</div></li></ul>