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DB - Lab 1

SQL is a language used to create, manipulate, and retrieve data from a database. The document outlines several common SQL commands: CREATE is used to create tables and views; DESC describes a table's structure; INSERT adds rows of data to tables; SELECT retrieves data from one or more tables; and COMMIT permanently saves changes made to the database. Examples are provided for each command to demonstrate their proper syntax and usage.

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SQL is a language used to create, manipulate, and retrieve data from a database. The document outlines several common SQL commands: CREATE is used to create tables and views; DESC describes a table's structure; INSERT adds rows of data to tables; SELECT retrieves data from one or more tables; and COMMIT permanently saves changes made to the database. Examples are provided for each command to demonstrate their proper syntax and usage.

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SQL (Structured Query Language)

1. Command Name :- create


Description:- It is used to create table, view,index.

Syntax:- Create table tablename(column1 datatype(size), column2 datatype(size) .. . . . . . . . .(columnN


datatype (size));

Example:- create table student (name char(30) , regdno number(10) , branch char(20) ) ;

Output:- Table created.

2. Command Name:- desc

Syntax : desc tablename ;

Example: desc student ;

Description:- It describes structure or schema of a table.

Output :-
Table Column Data Type Length Precision
STUDENT NAME Char 30 -
REGDNO Number - 10
BRANCH Char 20 -

3. Command Name:- insert

Description:- I t is used to insert data into table or view or index.

Syntax: - insert into tablename values (value1,value2,….value n);

Examples:-
insert into student values (’abhaya’, 1901229015 , ’CSE’ );

Output:-1 row created.

insert into student values (’abhilash’, 1901229016 , ’CSE’ );

Output:- 1 row created.

insert into student values (’abhishek’, 1901229017 , ’CSE’ );

1 row created.

insert into student values (’abhishek’, 1901229018 , ’CSE’ );

Output:- 1 row created.

insert into student values (’aditya’, 1901229019, ’CSE’ );


Output:- 1 row created.

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4. Command Name:- select

Syntax:- select column1,column2,…………,column1n from tablename;

Description:- It is used to display records/column values of a table.

Example1:- select * from student;

OR

select name,regdno,branch from student;

Output:- NAME REGDNO BRANCH


abhaya 1901229015 CSE
abhilash 1901229016 CSE
abhishek 1901229017 CSE
abhishek 1901229018 CSE
aditya 1901229019 CSE

Example2:- select distinct name from student;


Description: It display distinct names.

Output:- NAME
abhaya
abhilash
abhishek
aditya

In the above output, Name is displayed by removing duplicate values.

5. Command Name:- commit

Description: It is used to save the data permanently to database.

Example:- commit;

Output:- Commit statement not applicable. All statements are automatically committed .

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