MySQL Programming Interview Preparation Guide
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Learn MySQL Programming with interview questions and answers

110 MySQL Programming Questions and Answers:

1 :: What Is MySQL?

MySQL is an open source database management system developed by MySQL AB, http://www.mysql.com.

2 :: What Is mSQL?

Mini SQL (mSQL) is a light weight relational database management system capable of providing rapid access to your data with very little overhead. mSQL is developed by Hughes Technologies Pty Ltd.

MySQL was started from mSQL and shared the same API.

3 :: What Is SQL?

SQL, SEQUEL (Structured English Query Language), is a language for RDBMS (Relational Database Management Systems). SQL was developed by IBM Corporation.

4 :: What Is Table?

A table is a data storage structure with rows and columns.

5 :: What Is Column?

A column defines one piece of data stored in all rows of the table.

6 :: What Is Row?

A row is a unit of data with related data items stored as one item in one column in a table.

7 :: What Is Primary Key?

A primary key is a single column or multiple columns defined to have unique values that can be used as row identifications.

8 :: What Is Foreign Key?

A foreign key is a single column or multiple columns defined to have values that can be mapped to a primary key in another table.

9 :: What Is Index?

An index is a single column or multiple columns defined to have values pre-sorted to speed up data retrieval speed.

10 :: What Is View?

A view is a logical table defined by a query statement.