Infobasic

1. Simplicity: Known for its straightforward syntax and ease of learning.

2. Database Interaction: Specifically designed for interacting with Universe and Unidata databases.

3. Data Manipulation: Supports various data manipulation operations like sorting, filtering, and aggregating data.

4. File Handling: Includes functions for reading from and writing to files, facilitating data exchange with external systems.

Before learning Infobasic, it's beneficial to have:

1. Basic Programming Concepts: Understanding of fundamental programming concepts like variables, loops, and conditional statements.

2. Database Fundamentals: Familiarity with database concepts such as tables, queries, and data manipulation.

3. Procedural Programming: Knowledge of procedural programming paradigms, as Infobasic follows this approach.

4. Data Manipulation Skills: Ability to manipulate and process data using programming constructs.

By learning Infobasic, you gain the following skills:

1. Database Interaction: Ability to interact with Universe and Unidata databases, including querying and updating data.

2. Data Manipulation: Skills in manipulating and processing data stored in databases using Infobasic.

3. Report Generation: Capability to generate reports by formatting and displaying data in a tabular format.

4. File Handling: Proficiency in reading from and writing to files, enabling data exchange with external systems.