SQL stands for Structured Query Language. It enables users to communicate with databases. It is used to retrieve data,Update records and manage database structures.
To create a Database or tables CREATE function is used,
for Example CREATE DATABASE storeDB; - a database created called storeDB.
Now let's create a table called sales:
CREATE TABLE sales (saleID INT PRIMARY KEY,productName VARCHAR(30),customerID INT );
To retrieve data, SELECT Function is used. Data is selected from a table, for example SELECT * from Sales;
In the example above, we are selecting all rows from Sales table.