DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING COURSE DESCRIPTION
This three-day training course helps you prepare for Microsoft Technology
Associate Exam 98-364, and build an understanding of these topics: Core Database
Concepts, Creating Database Objects, Manipulating Data, Data Storage, and
Administering a Database.
WHAT WILL YOU LEARN
* Describe core database concepts.
* Create database objects.
* Manipulate data.
* Describe data storage.
* Administer a database.
* Create a relational database consisting of 3 related tables.
DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING COURSE DETAILS
* Who will benefit:
Those working with databases.
* Prerequisites:
None.
* Duration
3 days
DATABASE FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING COURSE CONTENTS
* Understanding core database concepts
Flat-type databases, hierarchical databases, relational databases, database
fundamentals, relational database concepts, using the SQL Server Management
Studio Interface. Data Manipulation Language (DML), Data Definition Language
(DDL), using DDL statements.
* Creating database objects
Defining data types, using built-in data types, using exact numeric data
types, using approximate numeric data types. Creating and using tables.
Creating views. Creating stored procedures, SQL injections.
* Manipulating data
Using Queries to select data, combining conditions, using the BETWEEN clause,
using the NOT clause, using the UNION clause, using the EXCEPT and INTERSECT
clauses, using the JOIN clause. Using Queries to insert data, Inserting data.
Updating data and databases, Using the UPDATE statement. Deleting data, Using
the DELETE statement, truncating a table with TRUNCATE TABLE, deleting a
table with DROP TABLE, using referential integrity.
* Understanding data storage
Normalising a database, normalization, first normal form, second normal form,
third normal form, fourth normal form, fifth normal form. Primary, foreign
and composite keys, clustered and non-clustered indexes, creating a
non-clustered table.
* Administering a Database
Securing Databases, server-level security, database-level security, Windows
security, SQL authentication, database server roles, granting access to a
database, fixed database roles, object permissions, managing roles, ownership
chains, reviewing a sample security model. Backing up and restoring
databases, recovery models, backup devices.