Essential IT Skills for On-the-Job Success Learn to use a database to transform vast amounts of information into orderly, correlated data. Introduction to Relational Databases and SQL Programming introduces fundamental database concepts, then teaches you how to store, retrieve, and manipulate data and how to use SQL and PL/SQL. Using Oracle9i as an example, the book offers hands-on tutorials and exercises, including the Clapham Specialty Store case study, so you can apply your skills to real-world business scenarios. Inside this book, you will learn how to: Work with key database components--tables, rows, records, columns, and fields Store and retrieve data Perform advanced data manipulation Control SQL*Plus Apply Oracle SQL built-in functions Determine when to use an index Create PL/SQL programs Read data models Design a database structure Normalize your database and correct data anomalies Analyze data quality issues Each chapter includes: Learning Objectives Many Figures and Illustrations Clapham Specialty Store Case Step-by-Step Tutorials Real-World Examples Cross Check Exercises Inside Information Sidebars Helpful Notes, Tips, and Warnings Chapter Summaries and Key Term Lists End-of-Chapter Quizzes and Lab Projects CD-ROM includes trial version of Oracle 9i Standard Edition.