The Introduction to SQL on Oracle course is designed to give delegates practical experience in using SQL.
The delegate will learn and acquire skills as follows:
- Creating SQL statements to query a database table
- Using standard aggregate functions and related SELECT statement clauses
- Joining Tables
- Using basic subqueries and the set operators
Who will the Course Benefit?
Anyone who needs to understand and use SQL to manipulate a database.
Course Notes
There is an overlap between the content of this 1 day Introduction to SQL course and the content on the suggested follow-on 3 day Oracle SQL courses. You may wish to review the content of the Oracle SQL course and if more suitable to your training needs this course rather than this 1 day Introduction to SQL course.
Learning Objectives
To provide the knowledge and skills needed to retrieve data held in a relational database using Oracle Database.
Pre-Requisites
There are no formal pre-requisites for this Introduction to SQL on Oracle course, although an understanding of databases and exposure to information technology in general would be useful. Some previous programming or database experience would be useful.
Course Content
Session 1: RELATIONAL DATABASE CONCEPTS
- What is an Oracle Database
- Relational Database Structures
- Tables, Rows and Columns
- Indexes, Primary Keys and Foreign Keys
- Data Types
- The Data Dictionary
Session 2: USING SQL*PLUS
- What is SQL*Plus
- Getting Started
- Entering and Executing SQL Statements
- The SQL*Plus Command Line History
- Editing SQL Statements
- The login.sql File
- Creating, Editing and Executing SQL Files
- The SQLcl Utility
Session 3: USING SQL DEVELOPER
- What is Oracle SQL Developer
- Starting SQL Developer
- Configure a Connection
- Navigation Tabs
- SQL Worksheet
- Query Builder
Session 4: RETRIEVING DATA WITH THE SELECT STATEMENT
- The SELECT Statement
- The SELECT and FROM Clauses
- Conditions and the WHERE Clause
- Other Conditional Operators
- Logical Operators
- The ORDER BY Clause
- Column Aliases
- Arithmetic Expressions
- Precedence of Operators
- Markup CSV
Session 5: AGGREGATE FUNCTIONS
- Overview of Built In Aggregate Functions
- The GROUP BY Clause
- The HAVING Clause
Session 6: JOINING TABLES
- Overview of Table Joins
- Inner Joins
- Table Aliases
- Outer Joins
- Self Joins
- ANSI Standard Joins
Session 7: BASIC SUBQUERIES AND SET OPERATORS
- Overview of Subqueries
- Basic Subqueries
- Set Operators
- The Union,Intersect and Minus Operators
Virtual Classroom
Virtual classrooms provide all the benefits of attending a classroom course without the need to arrange travel and accomodation. Please note that virtual courses are attended in real-time, commencing on a specified date.
