
In this lecture, you will learn what you will set out to do in this course. This will also be an eye opener to how unique our course content is.
In this lecture, we will explore
When and where are databases used
What is data and information
What is a database
What is SQL and why is it important to learn SQL
In this lecture, we will
What software is needed for this course?
Download the software
In this lecture, we will understand
What are tables
How is data stored in a database
How are tables related to each other
How to go about deciphering the data in a database
What is Database design
Primary and Foreign key
Data Normalization
Roles (jobs) related to database
In this lecture, we will touch upon
How is SQL different from a programming language
Starting to write queries (SQL)
SELECT statement
My first SQL
In this lecture we will learn the use of * in SQL
In this lecture, we will learn one of the most important traits needed in life- how to ignore things :)
Put simply, how to write comments in SQL
In this lecture, we will learn
How to filter data in SQL
Syntax of the WHERE keyword
In this lecture, we will familiarize ourselves with
More than one filter condition in a query
Other operators
IN
>
<
In this lecture, we will understand
A new operator called BETWEEN
Difference between filtering on a numeric value and a String value
In this lecture, we will understand
What is NULL and what is it significance in SQL
How to filter based on NULL
Another wildcard character %
In this lecture, we will understand the two keywords used to join filters
AND
OR
In this lecture, we will look at
How to order results
Ascending
Descending
In this lecture, we will learn how to fetch data housed in many tables. We will get familiar with the important concept called joins.
In this lecture, we will learn about the different types of joins
Left join
Right join
Self Join
In this lecture, we will explore what are functions, when to use them and how to use them to our advantage
In this lecture, we will learn
How date values in columns are special
How will you write queries dealing with dates
In this lecture, we will explore
Use of GROUP BY
When is it helpful
In this lecture we will become better at GROUP BY by learning the value of using the keyword HAVING.
In this lecture, we will learn about sub queries. A query within a query?
In this lecture, we will explore
What is database testing
Why is it needed
Various aspects of data testing that you as a QA tester may have to take care of
What did we do so far?
Are you
A College grad looking to learn SQL?
Someone who wants to get into IT as a profession?
An experienced IT professional but want to upgrade your 'query' writing ability?
Look no further!
A-Squared's Database Primer course is the one stop shop to learn about database, and writing SQL queries. No matter what database you use, this course will make you proficient in writing SQL queries, and you can be sure you have learnt it the right way!