Gain insights into SQL and database fundamentals. Delve into data manipulation, administration, and normalization with practical tasks using SQL functions for backup, recovery, and user management.

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SQL is a must-know language for all types of roles, including development and data science. This course includes hands-on experience with the fundamentals of the SQL Server database including database administration.

The course covers the fundamentals of relational databases and database normalization. It offers a practical learning experience of retrieval, definition, manipulation, presentation and transformation of data through SQL functions. You will also learn database administration for backup, recovery and restore followed by managing the users, roles and privileges.

This course will teach you how to perform tasks related to SQL Server databases with hands-on experience. It covers the complete range of day-to-day operations.

A Practical Guide to SQL  and Database Fundamentals

Now that you are familiar with working with SQL Server on our platform, you can take things to the next level and work on your own machine. One way to do that is to install SQL Server Express.



SQL Server Express will help when it’s time to write syntax, and it’s also necessary if we want to gain some hands-on experience

Use this [link](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/Download/details.aspx?id=101064)to download SQL Server Express.

Scroll down the page, choose the suitable language, and click "Download."






After it’s finished downloading, open the file. When the install window comes up, it provides the “Basic,” “Custom,” or “Download Media” options. Let’s select “Custom.”


After that, click “Install.”

>**Note:**  If no menu option is available after the installation, navigate to the path above on the computer, open the “ExpressAdv” folder, and click the “SETUP.EXE” file. It will open the launch page of the application.

This process may take some time. After the installation has finished, a setup screen with several options will appear. It will show the “Installation” menu from which we’ll select the option to add a “New SQL Server stand-alone installation or add features to an existing installation.”



Learn how to download and install SQL Server Express.

Introduction

Database Components

Structuring the Database

Data Retrieval

Data Definition

Data Manipulation

Transforming Data and Functions

Database Administration

Conclusion

Appendix

Downloading and Installing SQL Server Express