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The syntax to create a table is:


              CREATE TABLE table_name
              (

              column_name1 data_type (size),

              column_name2 data_type (size),
              column_name3 data_type (size),

              .....

              .....
              column_nameN data_type (size)

              );
        While creating a table in SQL, it is necessary to give a data type for each field/column. Let us create a
        table named Student having StudentId, FirstName, LastName, and Marks  fields in the following way:


              CREATE TABLE Student
              (

              StudentID INTEGER,

              FirstName CHAR(30),

              LastName CHAR(30),
              Marks INT

              );
        In the preceding code, you have noticed that a value 30 is given with the CHAR data type within the
        parenthesis as its size. The meaning of 30 is that you can store a string value upto 30 characters in the
        FirstName and LastName fields. Whether you store a single character or 30 characters, this field will
        occupy space required for 30 characters. If you store one character, 29 blank spaces will be inserted
        with the character.

        INSERTING RECORDS IN A TABLE


        After creating a table, you can insert records into it by using the INSERT command. The syntax to insert
        a record into a table is:
              INSERT INTO table_name

              VALUES ('val_column1', 'val_column2', ... , 'val_columnN');

        Let us insert the following records in the Student table:

                       StudentID            FirstName            LastName                Marks
                         10001                 Amit                Sharma                  450
                         10002                 Divya               Kaushik                 480

                         10003               Aadarsh                Kumar                  475


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