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SQL Server on Linux

You're reading from   SQL Server on Linux Configuring and administering your SQL Server solution on Linux

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781788291804
Length 222 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Jasmin Azemović Jasmin Azemović
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Preface 1. Linux Distributions 2. Installation and Configuration FREE CHAPTER 3. SQL Server Basics 4. Database in the Sandbox 5. Sample Databases 6. A Crash Course in Querying 7. Backup and Recovery Operations 8. User Management 9. Implementing Data Protection 10. Indexing 11. In-Memory OLTP 12. Beyond SQL Server

Relational database concepts

Relational databases consist of many objects, and the most common of these is a table. A table is a logical structure (relation) for storing and retrieving rows of data. It is defined by its columns which are represented by the data types.

Every table should have a primary key as a unique representation of a single row. It is usually a single column that either hosts a sequential number or a unique identifier that would never be used more than once. Tables can also contain two or more columns that together represent the unique row of the table. A table can also host foreign keys which describe its table reference, or relation to another table. For example, a Students table has a unique StudentID column, and the same StudentID is then represented in a Grades table to tie the actual grade to the student. This allows for one student to have none, one...

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