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Comptia Itfunfc0u61!6!1 1 Database Concepts

This episode of CompTIA IT Fundamentals discusses the essential components of modern databases, including their definitions, advantages, and alternatives to flat files like Excel. It covers various types of databases such as structured, semi-structured, and non-structured, as well as relational and non-relational databases. The episode also includes SQL examples for generating employee lists and ranking based on bonuses.

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Comptia Itfunfc0u61!6!1 1 Database Concepts

This episode of CompTIA IT Fundamentals discusses the essential components of modern databases, including their definitions, advantages, and alternatives to flat files like Excel. It covers various types of databases such as structured, semi-structured, and non-structured, as well as relational and non-relational databases. The episode also includes SQL examples for generating employee lists and ranking based on bonuses.

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Filename: comptia-itfunfc0u61-6-1-1-database_concepts

Show Name: CompTIA IT Fundamentals (Exam FC0-U61)


Topic Name: Databases
Episode Name: Database Concepts
Show Description: In this episode, Ronnie and Don explore what makes up a modern database. They discuss the different types of
databases, the advantages for using databases, and even some of the alternatives to using a database.

Database Concepts

What is a database?

Repository of information
Ordered for quick access
Supports data-driven business decisions

Data capture and collection


Data correlation
Meaningful reporting

Records
Storage

What can you do with a database?

Input data

Data entry

Output data

Query

Represent data

Reports

Archive data

Data persistence

Why not use a flat file like Excel?

Multiple concurrent users


Scalability
Speed
Variety of data

What types of databases are there?

Structured vs. semi-structured vs. non-structured


Relational databases
Non-relational databases

Key/value databases
Document databases

Generate a list of employees with their hire date

SELECT p.FirstName,p.LastName,h.JobTitle,h.HireDate
FROM Person.Person AS p
JOIN HumanResources.Employee AS h ON p.BusinessEntityID=h.BusinessEntityID;

Ranking employees by bonus amount


SELECT
s.BusinessEntityID,
p.FirstName,
p.LastName,
s.Bonus,
RANK() OVER (ORDER BY Bonus DESC) AS Ranking
FROM Sales.SalesPerson AS s
JOIN Person.Person AS p
ON s.BusinessEntityID=p.BusinessEntityID
ORDER BY Ranking

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