Practical T-SQL: 300+ quizzes;165 hands-on, useful exercises

This is the second edition and a complete overhaul of my first SQL Server Querying course based on SQL Server 2016 and 2019. This course shows you how to code the SQL statements that you need for your application if you are already in the industry. If you are a student preparing to enter a competitive world, this course will give you the advantage you need to succeed. We teach you how to code SQL scripts so they run efficiently. The course shows you how to take advantage of the most useful advanced features that SQL Server has to offer.

This SQL Server course is based on SQL Server 2016 and 2019. In this course we teach you all that you need to use SQL Server effectively and to write good SQL scripts. We cover the following topics:

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The concepts and terms you need for working with relational database and SQL

How to use the Management Studio to work with a SQL Server database

Explore the common Data Manipulation Language (DML) and Data Definition Language (DDL)

Learn to design your data to the 3rd Normal Form

Master the SQL that you will use everyday

How to write SQL statements that retrieve and update data in a database