This three-day instructor-led course is aimed at people looking to move into a database professional role or whose job role is expanding to encompass database elements. The course describes fundamental database concepts including database types, database languages, and database designs. This course updates and replaces course 10985C previously published under the same title.
The primary audience for this course is people who are moving into a database role, or whose role has expanded to include database technologies. Developers that deliver content from SQL Server databases will also benefit from this material.
Module 1: Introduction to databases
This module introduces key database concepts in the context of SQL Server.
Lessons
- Introduction to Relational Databases
- Other Databases and Storage
- Data Analysis
- SQL Server Database Languages
Lab 1: Exploring SQL Server Databases and Tables
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Explore SQL Server
- Query Databases and Tables
- Describe what a database is
- Understand basic relational aspects
- Describe database languages used in SQL Server
- Describe data analytics
Module 2: Data Modeling
This module describes data modelling techniques.
Lessons
- Data Modelling
- Designing a Database
- Relationship Modeling
Lab 1: Identify Components in Relationship Modeling
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Modeling a database
- Understand the common data modeling techniques
- Describe the ANSI/SPARC database model
- Describe entity relationship modeling
Module 3: Normalization
This module describes normalization and denormalization techniques.
Lessons
- Fundamentals of Normalization
- Normal Form
- Denormalization
Lab 1: Normalizing Data
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Normalizing Tables
- Describe normalization benefits and notation
- Describe important normalization terms
- Describe the normalization levels
- Describe the role of denormalization
Module 4: Relationships
This module describes relationship types and effects in database design.
Lessons
- Introduction to Relationships
- Planning Referential Integrity
Lab 1: Planning and Implementing Referential Integrity
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Implementing Referential Integrity
- Describe relationship types
- Describe the use, types, and effects of referential integrity
Module 5: Performance
This module introduces the effects of database design on performance.
Lessons
- Indexing
- Query Performance
- Concurrency
Lab 1: Performance Issues
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Using Indexes
- Discuss the performance effects of indexing
- Describe the performance effects of join and search types
- Describe the performance effects of concurrency
Module 6: Database Objects
This module introduces commonly used database objects.
Lessons
- Tables
- Views
- Stored Procedures, Triggers and Functions
Lab 1: Using SQL Server Objects
After completing this module, students will be able to:
- Using Tables
- Using Views
- Using Stored Procedures
- Describe the use of tables in SQL Server
- Describe the use of views in SQL Server
- Describe the use of stored procedures in SQL Server
- Describe other database objects commonly used in SQL Server