What is meant by SQL?

What is SQL and why it is used?

SQL is used to communicate with a database. According to ANSI (American National Standards Institute), it is the standard language for relational database management systems. SQL statements are used to perform tasks such as update data on a database, or retrieve data from a database.

What SQL means?

SQL stands for Structured Query Language, a language for manipulating and talking about data in databases. It first came into use in 1970 and became a standard in 1986 by IBM in conjunction with several projects for the US government and for many years it remained a government-only project.

What is SQL and examples?

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a specialized language for updating, deleting, and requesting information from databases. SQL is an ANSI and ISO standard, and is the de facto standard database query language.

What is SQL and its types?

Type of SQL statements are divided into five different categories: Data definition language (DDL), Data manipulation language (DML), Data Control Language (DCL), Transaction Control Statement (TCS), Session Control Statements (SCS).