Important SQL terms and its meaning - Part 1

Important SQL terms and its meaning - Part 1

  1. ALTER with CHANGE - They let you change both the name and data type of an existing column.
  2. ALTER with MODIFY - Lets you change just the data type of an existing column.
  3. ALTER with ADD - Lets you add a column to your table in the order you choose.
  4. ALTER with DROP - Lets you drop a column from your table.
  5. ALTER TABLE - Lets you change the name of your table and its entire structure while retaining the data inside of it.
  6. AND and OR - With AND and OR, you can combine your conditional statements in your WHERE clauses for more precision.
  7. ATOMIC DATA - Data in your columns is atomic if it's been broken down into the smallest pieces that you need.
  8. ATOMIC DATA RULE 1 - Atomic data can't have several bits of the same type of data in the same column.
  9. ATOMIC DATA RULE 2 - Atomic data can't have multiple columns with the same type of data.
  10. AUTO_INCREMENT - When used in your column declaration, that column will automatically be given a unique integer value each time a insert command is performed.
  11. AVG - Returns the average value in a numeric column.


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