Brief Summary
This beginner-friendly SQL course walks you through the essentials of SQL Server, focusing on data types, functions, and the SELECT statement. You’ll learn how to manipulate data while having fun and soaking up real-world skills along the way.
Key Points
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Learn about SQL Server from installation to running queries.
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Understand different data types and functions.
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Master the SELECT statement and its key clauses.
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Practice creating, altering, and dropping tables.
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Regular quizzes to reinforce learning.
Learning Outcomes
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Install SQL Server with ease.
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Create and drop tables in a database.
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Write basic SQL queries using the SELECT statement.
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Understand when to use different data types.
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Manipulate numbers, strings, and dates.
About This Course
SQL Database for beginners: Tables, data types + functions, and the SELECT statement. SQL Server 2012-2022, inc. 2019
Reviews:
"Best I've seen. Instead of just throwing information at me, I'm able to work along with the instructor. Thanks!!!" -- Charles Schweiger
"Lots of material covered in an easy-to-follow way. Not too slow, and not too face. Great job!" -- Anita Parks
This course is the foundation for the Microsoft Certificate 70-461: "Querying Microsoft SQL Server 2012/2014". Please note - this certificate is no longer being offered by Microsoft. However, the exam requirements allow you to have a good understanding of T-SQL.
This course takes some of the basics and then goes in depth. The basics presented are: how to install SQL Server, and how to create and drop tables.
We then try to create a more advanced table, but find that we need to know more about data types - so we go into some detail about data types and data functions, the foundation of T-SQL.
In session 2 (the second half of this course), we'll look at the 6 principal clauses of the SELECTÂ statement:Â SELECT, FROM, WHERE, GROUP BY, HAVING and ORDER BY. We'll look at how the FROMÂ can be expanded to JOIN 2 or 3 tables, and then we'll finish by inserting, updating and deleting data.
No prior knowledge is required - I'll even show you how to install SQL Server on your computer for free!
There are regular quizzes to help you remember the information.
Once finished, you will know what how to manipulate numbers, strings and dates, and create database and tables, and have an appreciation of how they can all be used in T-SQL.
create, alter and drop tables in a database.
create our first queries.
know what data type to use in various situations.
Natalia F.
Great course. One of the best about SQL and one of the best on Udemy that I've taken. Suitable both for beginners and for refreshing your knowledge.