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Relations: Tables in a database

Domain: A domain is the sets of values from which the actual values appearing in a given column are
drawn.

Tuple: A row in a relation.

Attribute: A column in a relation.

Primary Key: A column or set of columns that uniquely identifies a row within a table is called
primary key.

Candidate Key: Candidate keys are set of fields (columns with unique values) in the relation that are
eligible to act as a primary key.

Alternate Key: A candidate key that is not the primary key is called alternate key.

 Cardinality: Number of tuples OR Number of rows in a table.

1)To show the available tables in the database:-

SHOW tables;

2) CREATING DATABASE:

In MySQL we can create the databases using CREATE DATABASE statement.

Syntax: CREATE DATABASE ;

Example: CREATE DATABASE Bank;

3)OPENING DATABASE:

Syntax: USE ; Example: USE Bank;

4)DROPPING DATABASES:

To remove the entire database we use the DROP DATABASE statement.

Syntax: DROP DATABASE ; Example: DROP DATABASE Bank;

5)Creating Tables in MySQL:

Example:CREATE TABLE EMPLOYEE(Ecode int(6), Ename varchar(30), Dept varchar(30), city


varchar(25), sex char(1), DOB Date, salary float(12,2) );
LECTURES:

Q1.DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN DELETE AND DROP

#DROP:USED TO REMOVE OR DELETE THE TABLE COMPLETELY .IF U DROP A TABLE ALL THE ROWS
AND THE STRUCTURE GETS DELETED

SYNTAX;

DROP TABLE<table name>;

EXAMPLE:

DROP TABLE student;

#DELETE:USED TO DELETE ROWS FROM A TABLE

SYNTAX:

DELETE FROM <TABLE NAME>

WHERE <CONDITION>;

EXAMPLE;

DELETE FROM STUDENT

WHERE ROLL NO=2

Q2.

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