div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both">2.1. Introduction <a href="#TUTORIAL-SQL-INTRO" class="id_link">#</a></h2></div></div></div><p>
    This chapter provides an overview of how to use
    <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym> to perform simple operations.  This
    tutorial is only intended to give you an introduction and is in no
    way a complete tutorial on <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym>.  Numerous books
    have been written on <acronym class="acronym">SQL</acronym>, including <a c