Oracle database is one of the top and most widely used relational database management systems in the world .

This more advanced beginnerscourse will teach you how to retrieve data from an oracle database.

We will start off by downloading and installing oracle database 11g express which is free to use. Then we will install TOAD which is a tool we will be using to connect to the oracle database and interact with it.

Topics we will cover in this course includes:

Retrieving Data with Aggregate Functions
Introduction to aggregate functions
Using AVG function
Using COUNT function
Using MAX function
Using MIN function

Retrieving Data with Table Joins
Introduction to Table Joins
Using Equi Joins
Using Non Equi Joins
Using Cartesian Join
Using Outer Join
Using Self Join

Retrieving Data with Analytic Functions
Introduction to Analytic Functions
The Syntax
Partition By Clause
First and Last Function
Row number Functions
Dense Rank Function
Lag Function
LEAD Function
RANK Function

By the end of this course you will have enough skill to write more complex queries on an oracle database.

SQL is the language used to interact with databases like Oracle and others.

SQL is a standard language for accessing and manipulating databases.

What is SQL?

SQL stands for Structured Query Language

SQL lets you access and manipulate databases

SQL became a standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1986, and of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1987

What Can SQL do?

SQL can execute queries against a database

SQL can retrieve data from a database

SQL can insert records in a database

SQL can update records in a database

SQL can delete records from a database

SQL can create new databases

SQL can create new tables in a database

SQL can create stored procedures in a database

SQL can create views in a database

SQL can set permissions on tables, procedures, and views

SQL is a Standard - BUT....

Although SQL is an ANSI/ISO standard, there are different versions of the SQL language. However, to be compliant with the ANSI standard, they all support at least the major commands (such as SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, INSERT, WHERE) in a similar manner.

Note: Most of the SQL database programs also have their own proprietary extensions in addition to the SQL standard!