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1. • Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Management Studio Express Edition (SSMS-
EE) is a new database management tool for SQL Server 2005 Express (SSE).
• It is designed for SSE customers who want an easy and intuitive graphical
user interface (GUI) for doing the basic database management operations.
• This chapter is intended as an introduction to this tool, and explains the basic
database objects that the user should know when dealing with SSE. This
chapter covers the following topics:
❑ Databases and objects within the database
❑ SSMS-EE features such as Object Explorer and Query Editor
❑ Using Transact-SQL to develop simple queries
❑ Using the Query editor to create, delete, and modify database
objects such as databases, tables, views, stored procedures, and functions

2. Basic Database Concepts
• Data in SSE is stored in a relational format inside a database.
• A relational database stores all its data in tables and all the
operations on data are performed on these tables.
• A table is a grid of rows and columns.
• Each row is called a record, and contains values for the different
columns. Some of these values could be NULL.
• A column is also called a field and defines the type of data that
will be stored in that column.

3. • For example, in the top table in Figure 2-1, the columns define
the fact that each row will contain an ID, Last Name, First
Name, and Title.
• The third row or record, for example, will contain the values
10003, Borne, Peter, and Software Engineer. You define each
column to be a particular type.
• For example, ID contains integers, while the Last Name, First
Name, and Title store character data.

5. SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition (SSMS-EE) is a
free download from the Microsoft website, and is used to manage
SSE. SSMS-EE includes the following features:
❑ A single, integrated, easy-to-use GUI for simple database
operations
❑ Wizards for managing and creating objects like databases and
tables
❑ The capability to view the objects within a database using the
Object Explorer
❑ A robust query editor that supports multiple result sets

6. SQL Server Management Studio Express Edition (SSMS-EE) is a
free download from the Microsoft website, and is used to manage
SSE. SSMS-EE includes the following features:
❑ A single, integrated, easy-to-use GUI for simple database
operations
❑ Wizards for managing and creating objects like databases and
tables
❑ The capability to view the objects within a database using the
Object Explorer
❑ A robust query editor that supports multiple result sets