SQL Through the Ages
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Which of the following best describes SQL?

  • A language used to perform complex mathematical calculations
  • A programming language used to create websites
  • A computer language used to store, manipulate, and retrieve data in relational databases (correct)
  • A language used to write computer algorithms

Who published the seminal paper on SQL?

  • E. F. Codd (correct)
  • D. Chamberlin
  • Oracle
  • IBM

What was the original name of SQL?

  • Relational DBMS
  • Structured English Query Language (SEQUEL) (correct)
  • Oracle
  • IBM

When was the first commercial implementation of a relational DBMS based on SQL introduced?

<p>Late 1970s (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of language is SQL?

<p>Declarative (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which lab was E. F. Codd from when he published the seminal paper on SQL?

<p>IBM's San José Lab (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which language was defined by D. Chamberlin in 1974 before being renamed to SQL?

<p>Structured English Query Language (SEQUEL) (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the name of the revised version of SEQUEL defined in 1976?

<p>SEQUEL/2 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the first commercial implementation of a relational DBMS based on SQL?

<p>Oracle (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of language is SQL?

<p>Declarative (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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