Chapter 1

1. Structured Query Language, or SQL (pronounced see-quel), is the language used for querying and manipulating data, and defining structures in databases.
2. Data definition language (DDL), data manipulation language (DML), and data control language (DCL)
3. Queries, clauses, predicates, expressions, statements, and white space.
4. To avoid redundant data, optimize database performance, and ensure data integrity.
5. First normal form, second normal form, and third normal form.
6. Ensuring consistency and accuracy of data.
7. Entity, referential, and domain integrity.
8. The top four are Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL.
9. It's available for free, it offers a lot of functionality for system and database administrators, it's easy to use and implement, and it's fast and stable.
10. Licensing is expensive, and it may require significant database administrator resources after...