Course Content

• Introduction to Oracle Database
  • List the features of Oracle Database 12c
  • Discuss the basic design, theoretical, and physical aspects of a relational database
  • Categorize the different types of SQL statements
  • Describe the data set used by the course
  • Log on to the database using SQL Developer environment
  • Save queries to files and use script files in SQL Developer
• Retrieve Data using the SQL SELECT Statement
  • List the capabilities of SQL SELECT statements
  • Generate a report of data from the output of a basic SELECT statement
  • Select All Columns
  • Select Specific Columns
  • Use Column Heading Defaults
  • Use Arithmetic Operators
  • Understand Operator Precedence
  • Learn the DESCRIBE command to display the table structure
• Learn to Restrict and Sort Data
  • Write queries that contain a WHERE clause to limit the output retrieved
  • List the comparison operators and logical operators that are used in a WHERE clause
  • Describe the rules of precedence for comparison and logical operators
  • Use character string literals in the WHERE clause
  • Write queries that contain an ORDER BY clause to sort the output of a SELECT statement
  • Sort output in descending and ascending order
• Usage of Single-Row Functions to Customize Output
  • Describe the differences between single row and multiple row functions
  • Manipulate strings with character function in the SELECT and WHERE clauses
  • Manipulate numbers with the ROUND, TRUNC, and MOD functions
  • Perform arithmetic with date data
  • Manipulate dates with the DATE functions
• Invoke Conversion Functions and Conditional Expressions
  • Describe implicit and explicit data type conversion
  • Use the TO_CHAR, TO_NUMBER, and TO_DATE conversion functions
  • Nest multiple functions
  • Apply the NVL, NULLIF, and COALESCE functions to data
  • Use conditional IF THEN ELSE logic in a SELECT statement
• Aggregate Data Using the Group Functions
  • Use the aggregation functions to produce meaningful reports
  • Divide the retrieved data in groups by using the GROUP BY clause
  • Exclude groups of data by using the HAVING clause
• Display Data From Multiple Tables Using Joins
  • Write SELECT statements to access data from more than one table
  • View data that generally does not meet a join condition by using outer joins
  • Join a table to itself by using a self join
• Use Sub-queries to Solve Queries
  • Describe the types of problem that sub-queries can solve
  • Define sub-queries
  • List the types of sub-queries
  • Write single-row and multiple-row sub-queries
• The SET Operators
  • Describe the SET operators
  • Use a SET operator to combine multiple queries into a single query
  • Control the order of rows returned
• Data Manipulation Statements
  • Describe each DML statement
  • Insert rows into a table
  • Change rows in a table by the UPDATE statement
  • Delete rows from a table with the DELETE statement
  • Save and discard changes with the COMMIT and ROLLBACK statements
  • Explain read consistency
• Use of DDL Statements to Create and Manage Tables
  • Categorize the main database objects
  • Review the table structure
  • List the data types available for columns
  • Create a simple table
  • Decipher how constraints can be created at table creation
  • Describe how schema objects work
• Other Schema Objects
  • Create a simple and complex view
  • Retrieve data from views
  • Create, maintain, and use sequences
  • Create and maintain indexes
  • Create private and public synonyms
• Control User Access
  • Differentiate system privileges from object privileges
  • Create Users
  • Grant System Privileges
  • Create and Grant Privileges to a Role
  • Change Your Password
  • Grant Object Privileges
  • How to pass on privileges?
  • Revoke Object Privileges
• Management of Schema Objects
  • Add, Modify, and Drop a Column
  • Add, Drop, and Defer a Constraint
  • How to enable and Disable a Constraint?
  • Create and Remove Indexes
  • Create a Function-Based Index
  • Perform Flashback Operations
  • Create an External Table by Using ORACLE_LOADER and by Using ORACLE_DATAPUMP
  • Query External Tables
• Manage Objects with Data Dictionary Views
  • Explain the data dictionary
  • Use the Dictionary Views
  • USER_OBJECTS and ALL_OBJECTS Views
  • Table and Column Information
  • Query the dictionary views for constraint information
  • Query the dictionary views for view, sequence, index and synonym information
  • Add a comment to a table
  • Query the dictionary views for comment information
• Manipulate Large Data Sets
  • Use Subqueries to Manipulate Data
  • Retrieve Data Using a Subquery as Source
  • Insert Using a Subquery as a Target
  • Usage of the WITH CHECK OPTION Keyword on DML Statements
  • List the types of Multitable INSERT Statements
  • Use Multitable INSERT Statements
  • Merge rows in a table
  • Track Changes in Data over a period of time
• Data Management in different Time Zones
  • Time Zones
  • CURRENT_DATE, CURRENT_TIMESTAMP, and LOCALTIMESTAMP
  • Compare Date and Time in a Session's Time Zone
  • DBTIMEZONE and SESSIONTIMEZONE
  • Difference between DATE and TIMESTAMP
  • INTERVAL Data Types
  • Use EXTRACT, TZ_OFFSET and FROM_TZ
  • Invoke TO_TIMESTAMP,TO_YMINTERVAL and TO_DSINTERVAL
• Retrieve Data Using Sub-queries
  • Multiple-Column Subqueries
  • Pairwise and Nonpairwise Comparison
  • Scalar Subquery Expressions
  • Solve problems with Correlated Subqueries
  • Update and Delete Rows Using Correlated Subqueries
  • The EXISTS and NOT EXISTS operators
  • Invoke the WITH clause
  • The Recursive WITH clause
• Regular Expression Support
  • Use the Regular Expressions Functions and Conditions in SQL
  • Use Meta Characters with Regular Expressions
  • Perform a Basic Search using the REGEXP_LIKE function
  • Find patterns using the REGEXP_INSTR function
  • Extract Substrings using the REGEXP_SUBSTR function
  • Replace Patterns Using the REGEXP_REPLACE function
  • Usage of Sub-Expressions with Regular Expression Support
  • Implement the REGEXP_COUNT function