Summary: This tutorial introduces you to the basics of the SQL Server SELECT statement, focusing on how to retrieve data from a single table.
Basic SQL Server SELECT statement #
In SQL Server, tables are objects that store all the data in a database. They organize data in a row-and-column format, similar to a spreadsheet. Each row represents a unique record in a table, and each column represents a field in that record.
For example, the following customers table contains customer data such as customer ID, first name, last name, phone, email, and address: