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Entity (database Object)

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the smallest unit that can contain a meaningful set of data (Table Entity, Horizontal Entity, Vertical Entity)

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Entity Instance

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entity instance is a single occurrence of an entity. Instance means: In a database model, a row where the Primary Key identifies a single instance

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CREATE (statement)

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Creates an object such as a table or database eg: CREATE sales ( purchase_number INT); This creates a table named sales with purchase_number as its only field(column)

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Field

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Column containing specific information about every record in the table.

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Data Definition Language (DDL)

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A syntax A set of statements that allow the user to define or modify data structures and objects such as tables

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Record

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A row of a table made up of different data values

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ALTER (statement)

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Used when altering existing objects eg ALTER table sales ADD COLUMN date_of_purchase DATE;

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Relational Database

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A database with related tables

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SQL Syntax

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a set of several types of statements that allow you to perform various commands and operations

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