How do you retrieve data from the database?

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In order to retrieve the desired data the user present a set of criteria by a query. Then the DBMS selects the demanded data from the database. The retrieved data may be stored in a file, printed, or viewed on the screen. A query language, such as Structured Query Language (SQL), is used to prepare the queries.

What is the process to retrieving data?

In databases, data retrieval is the process of identifying and extracting data from a database, based on a query provided by the user or application. It enables the fetching of data from a database in order to display it on a monitor and/or use within an application.

Which command is used to retrieve data from database?

Select SQL is used to retrieve or fetch data from a table in the database.

What are the main methods of retrieving data and information?

Two main approaches are matching words in the query against the database index (keyword searching) and traversing the database using hypertext or hypermedia links.

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