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Lesson 1 Database essentials

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Database essentials gives your learners the key terminology required to be able to use SQL to search and update a relational database. It steps learners through the key concepts using a music database as an example. First as a flat file database and then as a relational database. Learners are then given their first experience with a Database Management System (DBMS) where they learn to navigate and investigate some of the tools that they offer.

Learning objectives

  • Describe a database
  • Define database key terms (table, record, field, primary key, foreign key)
  • Describe a flat file database
  • Describe a relational database

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