Chapter 17. SQL and JDBC

Terms in This Chapter

  • ANSI SQL

  • autoexec.bat file

  • Class path

  • Database

  • Database-aware dictionary

  • Data Definition Language

  • Data Manipulation Language

  • Dirty flag

  • Foreign key

  • Garbage collector

  • Java Virtual Machine

  • JDBC

  • Main block

  • Primary key

  • RDBMS

  • Referential integrity

  • Setter method

  • Structured Query Language

  • try…except/try…finally block

  • WinZip

One of the advantages of storing data in a database is that other applications can readily access it. Another advantage is that the database takes care of indexing files and such, making data access easier and faster.

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