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Basic SQL Commands

This document provides a summary of basic SQL commands excluding joins. It lists 15 common SQL commands: SELECT, SELECT DISTINCT, WHERE, ORDER BY, INSERT INTO, UPDATE, DELETE, SELECT TOP, MIN & MAX, COUNT, AVG, SUM, BETWEEN, GROUP BY. For each command, it briefly explains what the command is used for. It notes that the resource was used from w3schools.com.

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Basic SQL Commands

This document provides a summary of basic SQL commands excluding joins. It lists 15 common SQL commands: SELECT, SELECT DISTINCT, WHERE, ORDER BY, INSERT INTO, UPDATE, DELETE, SELECT TOP, MIN & MAX, COUNT, AVG, SUM, BETWEEN, GROUP BY. For each command, it briefly explains what the command is used for. It notes that the resource was used from w3schools.com.

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[ SHORT INFORMATION]

SAYAN CHOWDHURY
BASIC SQL COMMANDS (JOINS EXCLUDED) ~

1. SELECT: The SELECT statement is used to select data from a


database.

2. SELECT DISTINCT: The SELECT DISTINCT statement is used to


return only distinct (different) values.

3. WHERE: The WHERE clause is used to filter records.

4. AND/OR/NOT: The WHERE clause can be combined with AND, OR,


and NOT operators.

5. ORDER BY: The ORDER BY keyword is used to sort the result-set in


ascending or descending order. The ORDER BY keyword sorts the
records in ascending order by default.

6. INSERT INTO: The INSERT INTO statement is used to insert new


records in a table.

7. UPDATE: The UPDATE statement is used to modify the existing


records in a table.

8. DELETE: The DELETE statement is used to delete existing records in a


table.

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9. SELECT TOP: T The SELECT TOP clause is used to specify the
number of records to return. The SELECT TOP clause is useful on large
tables with thousands of records. Returning a large number of records
can impact performance.

10. MIN & MAX: The MIN () function returns the smallest value of
the selected column. The MAX () function returns the largest value of
the selected column.

11. COUNT: The COUNT () function returns the number of rows that
matches a specified criterion.

12. AVG: The AVG () function returns the average value of a numeric
column.

13. SUM: The SUM () function returns the total sum of a numeric
column.

14. BETWEEN: The BETWEEN operator selects values within a given


range. The values can be numbers, text, or dates.

15. GROUP BY: The GROUP BY statement groups rows that have
the same values into summary rows, like "find the number of customers
in each country".

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RESOURCES USED FROM: W3SCHOOLS.COM

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