Flash cards
Review the key moves
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Core idea
What is the main idea behind SQL DROP TABLE and TRUNCATE TABLE Keywords?
Lesson checks
Practice each idea before moving on
Short Mimo-style checks built from this lesson's code, terms, and sequence.
1Quick choice
Which statement best captures the main point of this lesson?
2Fill blank
Complete the missing token from the example code.
___ TABLE Shippers;3Order
Put the learning moves in the order that makes the concept easiest to apply.
Note : Be careful before deleting a table.
The following SQL deletes the table "Shippers":
The DROP TABLE command deletes a table in the database.
Drop Table
The DROP TABLE command deletes a table in the database.
The following SQL deletes the table "Shippers":
Example
DROP TABLE Shippers;Note : Be careful before deleting a table. Deleting a table results in loss of all information stored in the table!
Truncate Table
The TRUNCATE TABLE command deletes the data inside a table, but not the table itself.
The following SQL truncates the table "Categories":
Example
TRUNCATE TABLE Categories;