SQL is an acronym that stands for Standard Query Language. It is the standard language for relational database management systems. SQL is used to perform tasks such as data manipulation, updating data from database or retrieving specific set of data from a database.

Structured Query Language (SQL) is a standardized programming language that is used to manage relation database and perform various operations of the data in them. Initially created in the 1970s, SQL is regularly used not only by database administrators, but also by developers writing data integration scripts and data analysts looking to set up and run analytical queries.

SQL is used for the following:

• modifying database table and index structures
• adding, updating and deleting rows of data
• retrieving subsets of information from within relational database management systems( RDBMSes)- this information can be used for transaction processing, analytics applications and other applications that require it.