What is SQL?

Structured Query Language (SQL) is the standard language for storing, manipulating and retrieving data in databases using special software known as Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS).

There are many RDBMS softwares available to store and manage the structured data. Some of the RDBMS softwares are MySQL, MariaDB, Oracle Database, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, SQLite etc.

SQL is case insensitive language.

SQL became a standard of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) in 1986 and of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in 1987




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