SQL Facts and History

SQL Facts and History

As this is my 100 post on my blog so i thought to write some  interesting Points about SQL.

1-SQL stands for Structured Query Language. SQL is a standard language that was designed to query and manage data in relational database managementsystems (RDBMS).

2-It is a database programming language(TSQL) that acts as a means of communication between two other programs such as a Webapplication and a database.

3-The relational model is language-independent. That is, you can implement the relational model with languages other than SQL.

4-SQL was initially developed at IBM by Donald D. Chamberlin, Donald C. Messerly, and Raymond F. Boyce in the early 1970s called SEQUEL (short for Structured English QUEry Language) for their RDBMS product called System R. 

5-The name of the language was later changed from SEQUEL to SQL because of a trademark dispute.

6-Major component of SQL DDL,DML and DCL.

7-Examples of some  websites that use SQL in some capacity are Ebay, Microsoft and Amazon.

8-SQL is not a case sensitive language.

9-SQL is a Product of Microsoft.

10- Microsoft SQL Server, has several add-on services that manage different aspects of enterprise business intelligence and information processing such as data integration, reporting and analysis(SSRS SQL Server Reporting Service ,SSAS SQL Server Analysis Service,SSIS SQL Server Integration Service).