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Brief history of SQL

SQL (Structured Query Language) was developed in the early 1970s by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce at IBM, initially named SEQUEL for the System R database management system. It became a standard by ANSI and ISO in 1986, with multiple revisions since then to expand its features. SQL is widely used across various industries for managing and manipulating data in relational database management systems.

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Brief history of SQL

SQL (Structured Query Language) was developed in the early 1970s by Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce at IBM, initially named SEQUEL for the System R database management system. It became a standard by ANSI and ISO in 1986, with multiple revisions since then to expand its features. SQL is widely used across various industries for managing and manipulating data in relational database management systems.

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Brief history of SQL

- In the early 1970s, Donald D. Chamberlin and Raymond F. Boyce developed SQL at IBM
after learning about the relational model from Edgar F. Codd.
- The initial version of SQL was called SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language) and was
designed to work with IBM's System R database management system.
- SEQUEL was later renamed SQL, and the first commercial products based on System R were
released in 1979.
- In June 1979, Relational Software, Inc. (now Oracle Corporation) introduced one of the first
commercially available implementations of SQL, Oracle V2 for VAX computers.
- By 1986, SQL was officially adopted as a standard by the American National Standards
Institute (ANSI) and the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).
- Since then, the standard has been revised multiple times to include a larger set of features
and incorporate common extensions.

What is SQL ?
- SQL (Structured Query Language) is a programming language designed for managing and
manipulating data stored in relational database management systems (RDBMS). It's used to
perform various operations on data, including: Creation, Updation, Modification, Deletion
- SQL is widely used in various industries, including:
- Database administration
- Web development
- Business intelligence
- Data analysis and science
- Enterprise software development

- SQL consists of various elements, including:


- Queries (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
- Clauses (FROM, WHERE, JOIN, ORDER BY)
- Functions (SUM, AVG, MAX, MIN)
- Data types (INT, VARCHAR, DATE, TIMESTAMP)

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