SQL? - Basic stuff

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Joined: Feb 1999

Sorry...but I am kind of new in database stuff..
what is SQL?
what is API?
Thanks..

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Nicolas Escobar J.
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Nicolas Escobar J.
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Joined: Apr 1999

SQL
Abbreviation of structured query language, and pronounced either see-kwell or as separate letters. SQL is a standardized query language for requesting information from a database.
(Source from webopedia)

API
Abbreviation of application program interface, a set of routines,
protocols, and tools for building software applications. A good API makes it easier to develop a program by providing all the building blocks. A programmer puts the blocks together. Most operating environments, such as MS-Windows, provide an API
so that programmers can write applications consistent with the
operating environment. Although APIs are designed for programmers, they are ultimately good for users because they guarantee that all programs using a common API will have similar interfaces. This makes it easier for users to learn new programs.
(Source from webopedia)

Hope this helps
Later.

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