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This textbook is not simply a study guide; it is written for individuals who have just a basic knowledge of databases and can be utilized in a course on this latest implementation of SQL from Oracle.

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9781418836290

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1. Overview of Database Concepts 2. Basic SQL SELECT Statements 3. Table Creation and Management 4. Constraints 5. Data Manipulation and Transaction Control 6. Additional Database Objects 7. User Creation and Management 8. Restricting Rows and Sorting Data 9. Joining Data from Multiple Tables 10. Selected Single-Row Functions 11. Group Functions 12. Subqueries and Merge 13. Views 14. Formatting Readable Output 15. Exploring SQL Topics in Application Development Appendices A. Justlee Database B. SQL Plus & ISQL Plus User s Guide C. SQL Sytax Guide D. Introductoin to Third Party Tool (TOAD) E. Practice Exams F. Oracle Resources G. SQL Loader

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Joan E. Casteel combines more than 15 years of hands-on experience in application development in various business environments with strong teaching skills to clarify important application and software concepts for today's readers. An award-winning instructor, Ms. Casteel serves as associate professor of information technology and business at Tidewater Community College, where she has been an integral part of the Database Specialist curriculum. She has joined a newly formed team at the college in charge of building a campus ID card program to encompass four campuses, using a recently deployed Oracle-based system. In addition the team is developing new Oracle APEX applications to improve college-wide financial services support. Ms. Casteel has been recognized by her colleagues for her professional accomplishments, including creating an Oracle virtual machine image for students and handling recruitment efforts for database specialist career studies. Ms. Casteel is the author of two successful books on Oracle from Course Technology, part of Cengage Learning, covering SQL and PL/SQL which serve as the introductory course sequence in the college's database career path.

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