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column_nameN data_type(size)
);

While creating a table in SQL, it is necessary to give a
data type for each field/column.

Let’s create a table named Students having StudentID,
FirstName, LastName, Age and Grade fields in the
School database.
You can create more tables in the database in a similar way.

SHOWING TABLES

To view the list of tables in a database, use the SHOW TABLES
command. The syntax is as follows:

SHOW TABLES;
This will display all tables in the ‘School’ database.

The SHOW TABLE command is used to
display information about the columns Create a Books table with BookID, Title,
in a table. It provides the same details Author and Price columns. Set BookID as the
as DESCRIBE.
PRIMARY KEY.

VIEWING STRUCTURE OF A TABLE
To view the structure (schema) of an existing table, you can use the DESCRIBE or DESC command.

This shows the columns in the table, their data types and other details like Null, Key, Default and Extra.
The syntax to DESCRIBE command is as follows:

DESCRIBE table_name;
or

DESC table_name;
The command to view the structure of the Students table is as follows:

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