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东北大学东软信息学院毕业设计（论文） 译文  PAGE - 14 - Chapter four This chapter is a complete introduction to SQL in general,and SQLite’s implementation of it in particular. It assumes no previous experience with either SQL or the relational model. If you are new to SQL, SQLite should serve as an excellent springboard to entering the world of relational databases.It will give you a good grounding in the fundamentals.While the previous chapter on the relational model was a little theoretical and stuffy, this chapter is much more relaxed and practical. We’re not here to prove theories; we’re here to get things done. So if you didn’t read the previous chapter, that’s perfectly fine. You should still have no trouble with the material covered in this chapter. An understanding of the relational model is edifying, but not necessary to learn SQL. SQL is the sole (and almost universal) means by which to communicate with a relational database. It is a language exclusively devoted to information processing. It is designed for structuring, reading, writing, sorting, filtering, protecting, calculating, generating, grouping, aggregating, and in general managing information.SQL is an intuitive, user-friendly language. It can be fun to use and is quite powerful. One of the fun things about SQL is that regardless of whether you are an expert or a novice, it seems that you can always continue to learn new ways of doing things (for better or worse). There are often many ways to tackle a given problem, and you may find yourself taking delight in trying to find more efficient ways to get what you need, either through more compact expressions or more elegant approaches, as if solving a puzzle. And you can continue to explore dusty corners of the language you never took notice of before with which to further hone your skills, no matter your experience.The goal of this chapter is to teach you to use SQL well—to expose you to good techniques, and perhaps a f