There are mainly two different types of database language is ORACLE.
They are:
1) SQL (STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE)
2) PL/SQL (PROCEDURAL LANGUAGE extension of SQL)
3) Dynamic SQL.(optional)
ORACLE is a Relational Database product which is used to store data permanently in
secondary storage devices. If you want to operate ORACLE then we are using following
languages:
1) SQL: It is non-procedural language.
2) PL/SQL: It is a procedural language.
What is SQL?
• SQL stands for Structured Query Language
• SQL lets you access and manipulate databases
• SQL became a standard of the American National Standards Institute
(ANSI) in 1986, and of the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) in 1987
What Can SQL do?
• SQL can execute queries against a database
• SQL can retrieve data from a database
• SQL can insert records in a database
• SQL can update records in a database
• SQL can delete records from a database
• SQL can create new databases
• SQL can create new tables in a database
• SQL can create stored procedures in a database
• SQL can create views in a database
• SQL can set permissions on tables, procedures, and views