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Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 Fundamentals exam 555 Certification Preparation, Part 5: Using SQL

Sanjit Chakraborty (sanjitc@us.ibm.com), Advanced Support Engineer, IBM
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Sanjit Chakraborty has been a member of the Informix Advanced Support Group since 1999. He is an IBM Certified System Administrator for IDS and DB2, and a designated archiving subject matter expert. He developed several IDS RAS features, Down System Support applications, knowledge management, and tools, and is a co-developer of the IDS Fundamentals and IDS System Administration Certification exams. He is also an author and technical reviewer of many technical articles, tutorials, and training course materials on various Informix topics.

Summary:  This tutorial is the fifth in a series of tutorials designed to help you become familiar with all the different aspects of IBM® Informix® Dynamic Server (IDS) and help you get ready for the IDS Fundamentals Certification exam. This tutorial covers the use of SQL to manipulate data.

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Date:  19 Nov 2009
Level:  Intermediate
PDF:  A4 and Letter (77 KB | 27 pages)Get Adobe® Reader®

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Before you start

This tutorial gives an overview of the Informix Dynamic Server (IDS) implementation of Structured Query Language (SQL).

About this series

This complimentary series of nine tutorials has been developed to help you prepare for the IBM Informix Dynamic Server 11.50 Fundamentals certification exam (555). This certification exam will test your knowledge of entry-level administration of IDS 11.50, including basic SQL, how to install IDS 11.50, how to create databases and database objects, security, transaction isolation, backup and recovery procedures, and data replication technologies and purposes. These tutorials provide a solid base for each section of the exam. However, you should not rely on these tutorials as your only preparation for the exam.

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About this tutorial

This tutorial introduces you to SQL and helps to give you a good understanding of how IDS uses SQL to manipulate data in a relational database.

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Objectives

This tutorial is designed to help you become familiar with:

  • How to perform a query on a table
  • How to manipulate data using SQL
  • The concept of a transaction
  • The use of stored procedures and user-defined routines

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Prerequisites

This tutorial is written for IDS database professionals whose skills and experience are at a beginning to intermediate level. You should be familiar with basic database concepts.

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System requirements

To complete this tutorial, you do not need a copy of IDS. However, if you have one available to use, you will definitely get more out of the tutorial. If you don't have a copy already, you can download the free trial version (see Resources).

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