Bangladesh University of Business and Technology
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
CSE 208: Database Systems Lab
Lab 01 Tasks - Introduction
Commands
The CREATE DATABASE statement
Structure:
1 CREATE DATABASE database_name ;
Example:
1 CREATE DATABASE bubt_cse208 ;
The CREATE TABLE statement
Structure:
1 CREATE TABLE table_name
2 (
3 column_1 data_type ,
4 column_2 data_type ,
5 .
6 .
7 );
Example:
1 CREATE TABLE student
2 (
3 ID INT ,
4 NAME VARCHAR (30) ,
5 SEMESTER VARCHAR (5)
6 );
You can explore some more data types here.
The SELECT statement
Structure 1:
1 SELECT * FROM table_name ;
Example:
1 SELECT * FROM student ;
Structure 2:
1 SELECT col1 , col2 FROM table_name ;
Example:
1 SELECT NAME , SEMESTER FROM student ;
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The INSERT INTO statement
Structure 1:
1 INSERT INTO table_name
2 VALUES ( value1 , value2 , ...) ;
Example:
1 INSERT INTO student
2 VALUES (41201 , ' Tasmia ' , '2 nd ') ;
Structure 2:
1 INSERT INTO table_name ( col1 , col2 , ...)
2 VALUES ( value1 , value2 , ...) ;
Example:
1 INSERT INTO student ( NAME )
2 VALUES ( ' Saad ') ;
The ALTER TABLE - ADD Column statement
Structure:
1 ALTER TABLE table_name
2 ADD column_name data_type ;
Example:
1 ALTER TABLE student
2 ADD intake VARCHAR (5) ;
The ALTER TABLE - ALTER/MODIFY Column statement
Structure:
1 ALTER TABLE table_name
2 ALTER COLUMN column_name data_type ;
Example:
1 ALTER TABLE student
2 ALTER COLUMN intake INT ;
Note: For some versions of MySQL, you would need to use MODIFY instead.
Structure:
1 ALTER TABLE table_name
2 MODIFY COLUMN column_name data_type ;
Example:
1 ALTER TABLE student
2 MODIFY COLUMN intake INT ;
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The ALTER TABLE - CHANGE Column statement
Structure:
1 ALTER TABLE table_name
2 CHANGE old_column_name new_column_name datatype ;
Example:
1 ALTER TABLE student
2 CHANGE s_name student_name VARCHAR (40) ;
The ALTER TABLE - RENAME COLUMN statement
For some MySQL versions, you can use the ”RENAME COLUMN” statement.
Note: You must write ”COLUMN” after ”RENAME” to avoid changing the name of the whole table.
Structure:
1 ALTER TABLE table_name
2 RENAME COLUMN old_column_name TO new_column_name ;
Example:
1 ALTER TABLE student
2 RENAME COLUMN student_name TO s_name ;
The ALTER TABLE - DROP Column statement
Structure:
1 ALTER TABLE table_name
2 DROP column_name ;
Example:
1 ALTER TABLE student
2 DROP intake ;
The DROP TABLE statement
Structure:
1 DROP TABLE table_name ;
Example:
1 DROP TABLE student ;
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Tasks
1. Create a database named cse208 sec6
2. Create a table named employee with columns - id, name, salary, hometown
3. Enter 5 values into the employee table
4. Display the entire employee table
5. Only display the name of the employees
6. Only display the ID and salary of the employees
7. Create a table named department with columns - dept name, building, room, budget
8. Add a new column “FacultyCount” with datatype VARCHAR to the department table
9. Change the datatype of “FacultyCount” to INT
10. Insert some values for “FacultyCount” in the department table
11. Enter 5 values into the department table
12. Display the entire department table
13. Only display the dept name, building, budget of the departments
14. Change “budget” to “budget 2025” in the department table
15. Remove the room column from the department table
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