Database 3 Flashcards

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how are SQL and QBE connected?

A

they both are used to access and manipulate data in a database

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what is SQL?

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Structured Query Language

used widely by programmers to interrogated databases efficiently

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what is QBE?

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Query By Example

its a simple query language where users creates a query using a form

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retrieve data from databases?

A

SELECT

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update data in a table?

A

UPDATE

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insert data into a table?

A

INSERT

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delete data from a table?

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DELETE

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advantages of QBE?

A

allows inexperienced users to make complex database features

it searches through database filtering data based on data content graphically- user doesn’t have to know SQL

it includes language necessary to perform the searches in order to achieve results quickly using built-in logical conditions

can be used to create and modify data

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disadvantages of QBE?

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it depends on the technical skills of the user or the time to create the query

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