Introduction
                                    
                                        Welcome
                                            
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                                        What you should know
                                            
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                                1. Getting Started
                                    
                                        What is SQL Server?
                                            
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                                        Understand the editions of SQL Server
                                            
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                                        Installing SQL Server
                                            
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                                2. Working with the Server
                                    
                                        Configure and start the server
                                            
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                                        Log in to the server
                                            
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                                        Locate SQL Server documentation
                                            
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                                3. SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
                                    
                                        Tour the SSMS interface
                                            
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                                        Install a sample database
                                            
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                                        Create a new database on the server
                                            
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                                        Understand SQL data types
                                            
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                                        Create a data table
                                            
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                                        Join tables together with keys
                                            
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                                4. Write Transact-SQL Commands
                                    
                                        Create a SELECT statement
                                            
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                                        Use functions to calculate values
                                            
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                                        Write an UPDATE statement
                                            
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                                        Add data with an INSERT statement
                                            
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                                        Create a view of the data
                                            
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