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Database SQL Basics

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Learn the basics of databases and SQL by writing simple queries to retrieve and manage data.

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30 min

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How can a café keep track of every order and still quickly answer questions about them later?

A café notebook with handwritten drink orders and an arrow pointing to a laptop displaying the same data organized in a database table with Time, Drink, and Price columns

In the Computer Fundamentals module (coming soon), we have seen how computers can process information while running. But what happens when the computer is turned off? Where does the information go?

In this room, you will be helping a small business make sense of its data. As the company grows, keeping track of information using simple files becomes slow and confusing. Databases solve this problem by storing information in a structured way that is easy to search and manage.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand what data is and why it matters
  • Explain what a database is and why it is used
  • Understand what is and what it is used for
  • Identify tables, rows, and columns
  • Write simple queries to retrieve information

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