Training offering

DB2 Family Fundamentals

Description

This course provides you with information about the functions of IBM's DB2, a relational database manager which may be installed under a variety of operating systems on many hardware platforms.

DB2 UDB runs under the z/OS, VM, Linux, UNIX, and Windows operating systems, to name a few.

The course includes discussion of how the DB2 products provide services. The focus is on the services DB2 provides and how we work with DB2, not on its internal workings.

Objectives

After completing this course, you should be able to:

 List and describe the major components of IBM's relational database, DB2
 Explain the characteristics of a DB2 table
 Relate the basic concepts of data modelling
 State the processing instructions given to DB2 via simple SQL statements
 List and describe several ways to build (write) and execute SQL statements
 List and describe steps needed to imbed SQL statements in an application program
 Explain some of the functions performed by, and the responsibilities of, database and system administrators
 Establish a base for more specialized DB2 education

Participants

Persons needing an introductory knowledge of DB2, and persons preparing for advanced and specialized DB2 education.

Prerequisite(s)

Basic knowledge in data processing.

Options

 Understanding a table
 Data modelling and database design
 How does a user use DB2?
 How does a programmer use DB2?
 How does an administrator use DB2?
 Information Management with DB2