2007-03-15 09:52:34 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Programming & Design
Structured Query Language (SQL) is the most popular computer language used to create, retrieve, update and delete data from relational database management systems. The language has evolved beyond its original purpose, and now supports object-relational database management systems. SQL has been standardized by both ANSI and ISO.
SQL is commonly spoken either as the names of the letters ess-cue-el or like the word sequel .The official pronunciation of SQL according to ANSI is ess-cue-el. However, each of the major database products (or projects) containing the letters SQL has its own convention: MySQL is officially and commonly pronounced "My Ess Cue El"; PostgreSQL is expediently pronounced postgres (being the name of the predecessor to PostgreSQL); and Microsoft SQL Server is commonly spoken as Microsoft-sequel-server.
2007-03-15 10:01:35 · answer #1 · answered by gee_gee 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
SQL stands for Structured Query Language. Basically, it is used to ask a database for information.
For example, if you wanted to find out from the database people who have the last name smith, you might write the following:
SELECT First.Name, Last.Name, Address from People WHERE Last.Name = 'smith'
It can get a lot more complicated than that, plus a lot of programs that use SQL have added bits to it so you can use it like a programming language (e.g. Basic, C, etc.)
2007-03-15 17:44:43 · answer #2 · answered by chaotic_n_cryptic 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Structured Query Language. It is a standard by which databases are interacted with. Databases are a collection of tables that are similar to excel spreadsheets. If you want somthing from that table you will have to issue a SQL statement to the Database managemant system for example
select ssn from table_americanCitizens where dateOfBirth = '6-4-1954'
and the database will give you a result of your SQL.
RJ
2007-03-15 17:01:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is used with Databases and the like and is used with Sequel Server
SQL = Structured Query Language (SQL) and it is the most popular computer language used to create, retrieve, update and delete (see also: CRUD) data from relational database management systems. The language has evolved beyond its original purpose, and now supports object-relational database management systems.
2007-03-15 16:58:26 · answer #4 · answered by Metzy 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋