Introduction
Welcome
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Preparing for Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) Exam 98-364
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Using the exercise files
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Challenges explained
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1. Understanding Data Storage Models
What are databases?
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Understanding flat file databases
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Understanding hierarchical databases
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Understanding relational databases
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Exploring database fundamentals
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Calculating values
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2. Building Your Server
Understanding the role of the server
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Downloading SQL Server 2014 Express
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Installing SQL Server 2014 Express
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Previewing the SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) graphical interface
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Using SSMS to restore a database
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Creating your first database in SSMS
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Creating your first table in SSMS
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Modifying your table design
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Removing a database from the server
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Introducing views
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Peering inside the system tables
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Challenge: Start building your own database
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Solution: Start building your own database
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3. Understanding Data Definition Language (DDL)
Using DDL statements to create database objects
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Creating new database objects
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Choosing the active database with USE
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Altering existing database objects
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Removing objects with DROP
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Removing records from a table with TRUNCATE
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Challenge: Creating a table using DDL
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Solution: Creating a table using DDL
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4. Understanding Data Manipulation Language (DML)
Writing commands in DML
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Selecting data from a table
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Inserting records into a table
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Updating data
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Deleting rows from a table
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Merging data tables
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Challenge: Using DML
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Solution: Using DML
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5. Understanding Relational Database Concepts
Establishing relationships
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Exploring data constraints
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Adding indexes to tables
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Following naming conventions
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Organizing the design with schemas
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Ex_Files_DBFund_CoreConcepts.zip
(1.6 MB)