Learners beginning with relational databases and SQL. Start with the setup lesson before working through queries.
About this course
Learn the core operations of Transact-SQL by following a small relational database project. The available lessons cover setup, querying, sorting and filtering, joins, subqueries, functions, grouping, and modifying data.
Skills you will explore
- Transact-SQL
- Relational databases
- Filtering
- JOINs
- GROUP BY
Course at a glance
| Provider | Microsoft |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · Microsoft Developer |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Beginner — WikiFree audience assessment |
| Main language | English |
| Available videos | 7 |
| Video duration | 1h 14m · allow extra time for practice |
| Details checked | 8 October 2026 |
Who is this for?
Learners beginning with relational databases and SQL. Start with the setup lesson before working through queries.
Make the lessons useful
Create two small example tables on paper and predict the results of a filter and a join. Compare the expected rows with the demonstrated query, then try changing one condition at a time.
Use the lesson list to study in sequence or return to a specific topic. Search by title, move between videos with Previous and Next, and mark a lesson complete when you finish. Your progress is kept in this browser; a WikiFree account is not required.
What is free?
The lessons in this listing are free YouTube videos. Free Video describes viewing access; cloud resources, AI services, software licenses, or other tools demonstrated in the recordings may have separate requirements or charges. You can watch without purchasing those optional services.
This listing does not include a certification exam or promise a certificate. Check current product documentation before applying older demonstrations to a new project.
YouTube lists one unavailable video in this playlist. WikiFree includes all seven currently available lessons.
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Provider: Microsoft. Videos play from the Microsoft Developer channel on YouTube.
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