Wiley Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition For Dummies 978-0-7645-9927-9 用户手册
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Chapter 1
SQL Server 2005 Express
Overview
In This Chapter
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Introducing SQL Server 2005 Express (SSE)
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Determining whether SSE is right for you
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Discovering the features of SSE
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Understanding how SSE works
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Getting going with SQL Server 2005 Express
F
rom the developer’s or user’s perspective, SQL Server 2005 Express
strikes a nice balance between price (free) and performance (powerful).
strikes a nice balance between price (free) and performance (powerful).
In this chapter, I offer up some insight into this new product.
To begin, I give you some context to understand how this capable, yet entry-
level product came about, along with how it fits in with the rest of the SQL
Server product family. Next, you see who the ideal user is for SQL Server 2005
Express, along with a list of some of the product’s most compelling features
(as well as what’s not present). Finally, I show you the kind of tools that you’ll
want to acquire so you can get started building applications and working
with your SQL Server 2005 Express data.
level product came about, along with how it fits in with the rest of the SQL
Server product family. Next, you see who the ideal user is for SQL Server 2005
Express, along with a list of some of the product’s most compelling features
(as well as what’s not present). Finally, I show you the kind of tools that you’ll
want to acquire so you can get started building applications and working
with your SQL Server 2005 Express data.
Jumping on Board the SQL Server Express
Once upon a time, if you wanted to store information on a computer, you had
to write your own low-level, highly specialized program that organized this
data, and also allowed you to update and retrieve the data. This was very
cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. Eventually, a host of special-
ized companies sprang up to provide standardized, industrial-strength prod-
ucts known as databases.
to write your own low-level, highly specialized program that organized this
data, and also allowed you to update and retrieve the data. This was very
cumbersome, time-consuming, and error-prone. Eventually, a host of special-
ized companies sprang up to provide standardized, industrial-strength prod-
ucts known as databases.
A database is a special kind of software application whose main purpose is
to help people and programs store, organize, and retrieve information. This
to help people and programs store, organize, and retrieve information. This
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