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- Databases
- Beginner
About this Course
In SQL Basics, we’ll take a look at what databases are and how you can retrieve information from them. Databases can store massive amounts of information to be retrieved at a later date. Databases act as the memory for dynamic web sites or mobile apps.
What you'll learn
- Write SELECT statement to query data from a relational database
- Select specific columns
- Searching tables using `WHERE`
- Filter by comparing values
Teacher
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Andrew Chalkley
I'm an alien, I'm a legal alien, I'm an Englishman in Portland. All of my professional life I've worked with computers online. I'm a polyglot programmer and like using the right tools for the job. In my spare time I enjoy spending time with my family and when I get chance, sticking opponents in Halo 4.