1. Preface

3. Profile
Before You Begin This Course
Before you begin this course, you should be able to use a graphical user interface (GUI). The prerequisite is a familiarity with data processing concepts and techniques.
How This Course Is Organized
Oracle Database 10g: SQL Fundamentals I is an instructor-led course featuring lectures and hands-on exercises. Online demonstrations and written practice sessions reinforce the concepts and skills that are introduced.

4. Oracle® Database Reference 10g Release 1 (10.1) B10755-01
Related Publications
Oracle Publications
Title Part Number
Oracle® Database Reference 10g Release 1 (10.1) B
Oracle® Database SQL Reference 10g Release 1 (10.1) B
Oracle® Database Concepts 10g Release 1 (10.1) B
Oracle® Database Application Developer's Guide -
Fundamentals 10g Release 1 (10.1) B
SQL*Plus® User's Guide and Reference B
Additional Publications
System release bulletins
Installation and user’s guides
read.me files
International Oracle User’s Group (IOUG) articles
Oracle Magazine

5. Typographic Conventions
What follows are two lists of typographical conventions that are used specifically within text or within code.
Typographic Conventions Within Text
Convention Object or Term Example
Uppercase Commands, Use the SELECT command to view functions, information stored in the LAST_NAME column names, column of the EMPLOYEES table. table names, PL/SQL objects, schemas
Lowercase, Filenames, where: role is the name of the role italic syntax variables, to be created. usernames, passwords
Initial cap Trigger and Assign a When-Validate-Item trigger to button names the ORD block.
Choose Cancel.
Italic Books, names of For more information on the subject see courses and Oracle SQL Reference manuals, and Manual emphasized words or phrases Do not save changes to the database.
Quotation marks Lesson module This subject is covered in Lesson 3, titles referenced “Working with Objects.” within a course

6. Typographic Conventions (continued)
Typographic Conventions Within Code
Convention Object or Term Example
Uppercase Commands, SELECT employee_id functions FROM employees;
Lowercase, Syntax variables CREATE ROLE role; italic
Initial cap Forms triggers Form module: ORD Trigger level: S_ITEM.QUANTITY item Trigger name: When-Validate-Item
Lowercase Column names, table names, OG_ACTIVATE_LAYER filenames, (OG_GET_LAYER ('prod_pie_layer')) PL/SQL objects . . .
SELECT last_name FROM employees;
Bold Text that must CREATE USER scott be entered by a IDENTIFIED BY tiger; user