DML
Data Manipulation Language
Defines the environment in which data can be managed and is used to work with the data
DDL
Data Definition Language
Enables database administrator to define schema components
SQL
Structured Query Language
User specifies what must be done without specifying how.
Declarative language
SQL Engine
Executes all queries or data requests.
Part of DBMS software.
ANSI
American National Standards Institute
ISO
International Organization for Standardization
Query
SQL statement that must be executed
Alias
Alternate name given to a column or table
Cascading Order Sequence
Multilevel ordered sequence