What is SQL (Structured Query Language)?
One of the prime uses of computers, since their inception, has been the manipulation of data. Databases by the millions have been created and manipulated by computers for decades. As computers have become more sophisticated, so has the software used to drive their functions. One of the most popular database application computer languages these days is Structured Query Language (SQL). This language powers simple and complex database management protocols, from basic data input and deletion to complicated queries, manipulation, and reporting of the highest order. Many individual desktop or laptop computers run database programs powered by SQL. These days, SQL is the norm for such things. However, it is also powerful enough to handle enterprise functionality for mainframes, servers, and enterprise protocols. It is this kind of data manipulation activity that gets the big names of Oracle and IBM involved. These two companies, more than any other, have pioneered the adoption of SQL as the pr
