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Exploring Database Concepts

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This chapter will explain just what SQL Server is, what a database is, and describe the objects that make up those databases. You will learn how data is stored in a database, and you’ll learn about objects, called indexes, that help SQL Server return the results of your queries quickly.

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© 2014 Kathi Kellenberger

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Kellenberger, K., Shaw, S. (2014). Exploring Database Concepts. In: Beginning T-SQL. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-0046-9_2

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