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QUERY LANGUAGE

A query language is a language through which we communicate with the database. When we want to read or write something into or from existing database, then we use query language. These query languages are of higher levels than standard programming language. It is of two types: 1. Relational Algebra 2. Relational Calculus

RELATIONAL ALGEBRA
Relational algebra is of 8 types: Symbol 1. Select 2. Project 3. Product 4. Unions 5. Differences 6. Intersection 7. Join 8. Divide/ Division

RELATIONAL ALGEBRA
A relational algebra is procedural query language. It consists of a set of operations that take one or two relations as input produce a new relation as their result. The fundamental Operations in relational algebra are: select project union set difference

RELATIONAL ALGEBRA
cartesian product rename set intersection natural join division

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