Database Concepts (8th Edition)
Database Concepts (8th Edition)
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134601533
Author: David M. Kroenke, David J. Auer, Scott L. Vandenberg, Robert C. Yoder
Publisher: PEARSON
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SQL:

  • SQL stands for “Structured Query Language”.
  • The current version of SQL is “ANSI SQL – 92”.
  • It contains constructs which are used to define and process database. They are executed using DBMS-supplied command prompt.
  • SQL is not a programming language. It is text-based and it is also called as data sublanguage. In order to get SQL as a complete programming language, it should be included in scripting languages like Java, C#, and so on.

DROP TABLE statement:

“DROP TABLE” statement comes under Data Definition Language. It is used to delete the information and to delete the structure of the table. The syntax to drop a table is as follows.

Syntax:

DROP TABLE table_Name;

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