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CHAPTER 3Access Database Data with SQL

To get work done, applications must communicate with Oracle to enter and retrieve data, and do so in a way that protects the integrity of the database's data. This chapter introduces the basic concepts of how applications use SQL statements and encompassing transactions to interact with an Oracle database system.

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