This document provides an overview of basic SQL commands and clauses for selecting, filtering, and sorting data in a database. It discusses: 1) The basic components of a database including tables, records, fields, and attributes. It also covers how rules define relationships between tables. 2) Common SQL commands for creating tables, inserting data, selecting data, deleting data, and updating data. 3) Filters for selecting specific data using the WHERE clause along with operators, AND/OR, IN, BETWEEN, and sorting with ORDER BY.