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## 1 Introduction to SQL for Oracle NoSQL Database

Structured Query Language (SQL) is the set of statements with which all programs and users access data in the Oracle NoSQL Database. This book provides information on SQL as used by Oracle NoSQL Database. Application programs and Oracle tools often allow users access to the Oracle NoSQL Database without using SQL directly.

This chapter contains the following topics:

- SQL Program
- EBNF Syntax
- Comments
- Identifiers
- Literals
- Operator Precedence
- Reserved Words
- Case Sensitivity
- Constraints

Note:

No prior knowledge of SQL is required for reading this document.