• start the course
• recognize features of SQL Server 2016
• list SQL Server 2016 editions and components
• identify SQL Server 2016 functions and capabilities
• list features of SQL Server Management Studio
• configure T-SQL statements in SQL Server 2016
• work with T-SQL Language functions in SQL Server 2016
• create T-SQL Variables in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to implement T-SQL expressions in SQL Server 2016
• work with T-SQL control of flow, errors, and transactions in SQL Server 2016
• use T-SQL comments in SQL Server 2016
• work with T-SQL batch separators
• describe the characteristics of sets in SQL Server 2016
• describe the set theory and how it relates to SQL Server 2015
• describe applying set theory to SQL server queries
• define predicate logic in SQL Server 2016
• recognize the elements of a SELECT statement in SQL Server 2016
• define the logical order of operations
• demonstrate the logical order of operations when writing SELECT statements
• demonstrate querying data in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• recognize elements of simple SQL Server 2016 SELECT queries
• demonstrate how to write simple SELECT statements in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to use calculations in the SELECT clause
• describe the purpose of DISTINCT in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to execute a SELECT DISTINCT
• demonstrate how to eliminate duplicates using DISTINCT
• describe how to refer to columns using aliases
• specify how to refer to tables using aliases
• describe SQL Server 2016 CASE expressions
• demonstrate how to use simple CASE expressions
• recognize how and when to use joins in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate the proper usage of inner joins in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate the proper usages of outer joins in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate the proper usages of outer joins in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate the proper usages of cross and self joins
• demonstrate the use of multiple join operators
• demonstrate how to write queries with NULLs on joins
• demonstrate how to query and manipulate data in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• describe the ORDER BY clause in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to sort data in SQL Server 2016 using the ORDER BY clause
• recognize how to filter data in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to filter data in SQL Server 2016 using the WHERE clause
• describe how to use predicates and operators in SQL Server 2016
• describe three-valued logic in SQL Server 2016
• work with NULL in Queries in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to test for NULL in SQL Server 2016
• describe how SQL Server 2016 uses data types
• recognize when data type conversions occur in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate implicit and explicit conversions
• describe different types of character data in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to manipulate character data in SQL Server 2016
• list the benefits of using data manipulation language (DML) in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to populate tables in SQL Server 2016 using the SELECT INTO statement
• demonstrate how to add data using INSERT statement
• describe how to use UPDATE and MERGE statements to modify data
• describe how to use DELETE and TRUNCATE statements to remove data
• demonstrate how to use the OUTPUT clause to monitor data in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to filter and modify data in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• list the built-in function types used in SQL Server 2016
• work with scalar functions in SQL Server 2016
• describe aggregate functions in SQL Server 2016
• list Windows functions in SQL Server 2016
• describe rowset functions in SQL Server 2016
• work with implicit and explicit data type conversions in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to convert a value using the CAST function
• demonstrate how to convert a value using the CONVERT function
• describe how to convert a value using the PARSE function
• demonstrate how to convert a value using the TRY_Parse function
• describe how to convert a value using the TRY_Convert function
• demonstrate how to validate data types using the ISNUMERIC function
• work the IIF logical function in SQL Server
• work with the CHOOSE function in SQL Server 2016
• describe the NULL value in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to use ISNULL to replace NULL
• work with the COALESCE function in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to use the NULLIF function in SQL Server 2016
• use functions in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• recognize the aggregate functions available using Transact-SQL
• describe the built-in aggregate function SUM in SQL Server 2016
• describe the built-in aggregate function AVG in SQL Server 2016
• list the built-in aggregate function in MIN Server 2016
• list the built-in aggregate function MAX in SQL Server 2016
• list the built-in aggregate function COUNT in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to aggregate distinct values using DISTINCT
• demonstrate how to use aggregate functions with NULL
• recognize when and where to use the GROUP BY clause
• demonstrate how to group and rank the results of a query using the windowing functions in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to process queries using the logical order of operations
• describe the GROUP BY workflow process
• describe how to use GROUP BY with aggregate functions in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate using complex GROUP BY clauses using GROUPING sets
• recognize how to filter groups using the HAVING clause
• recognize how to use PIVOT and UNPIVOT relational operators in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to use PIVOT in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to use UNPIVOT in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to determine the impact on NULL values in PIVOT and UNPIVOT queries
• use aggregate functions in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• recognize when and where to use subqueries in SQL Server 2016
• describe the benefits of using scalar subqueries
• demonstrate how to write scalar subqueries in SQL Server 2016
• recognize how to write multi-valued subqueries in SQL Server 2016
• work with correlated subqueries in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to write correlated subqueries
• recognize how to write correlated subqueries with aliases
• describe how to write correlated subqueries with aliases
• describe how to write correlated subqueries in a HAVING clause
• describe how the EXISTS predicate evaluates data in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to write queries using EXISTS with subqueries
• demonstrate how to use EXISTS and NULLs in SQL Server 2016
• describe how to use EXISTS and INNER JOINS in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to use NOT EXISTS with OUTER JOINs
• use subqueries in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• distinguish when to use the UNION and UNION All operators in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to write SQL Server 2016 queries that use the UNION operator
• demonstrate how to write SQL Server 2016 queries that use the UNION ALL operator
• demonstrate how to use the UNION and UNION ALL operators together
• recognize when to use the EXCEPT operator in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to use the EXCEPT and INTERSECT operators in SQL Server 2016
• determine the results of reversing the order of input with the EXCEPT operator
• determine the effect of NULL values on the INTERSECT operator
• recognize when to use the APPLY operator in SQL Server 2016
• use APPLY statements that return given data based on supplied data in SQL Server 2016
• use CROSS APPLY operators in SQL Server 2016
• use OUTER APPLY operators in SQL Server 2016
• recognize the basic components of table expressions in SQL Server 2016
• describe the difference between table expressions and temporary tables
• create recursive table expressions in SQL Server 2016
• use operators in SQL Server 2016

• start the course
• describe stored procedures in SQL Server 2016
• use and create stored procedures in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to input parameters in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to output parameters in SQL Server 2016
• recognize table-valued functions in SQL Server 2016
• describe scalar-valued user-defined functions in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate TRY…CATCH error handling
• demonstrate how to use RAISERROR in SQL 2016
• describe temporal data types in SQL Server 2016
• work with temporal tables in SQL Server 2016
• describe XML data
• describe JSON data
• demonstrate how to query and output JSON data in SQL Server 2016
• demonstrate how to query and output XML data in SQL Server 2016
• use database programmability objects in SQL Server 2016

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