In this assignment, chapters 4, 5, and 9 from the book "Visual Quickpro Guide" were focused upon as they covered an overview of SQL. These chapters engage readers by providing source code walkthroughs that lay out the syntax and explains how every part of the code works. This applies to Internet Application Development because this introduces databases and their creation. It is important to know how to create and alter databases, especially for websites, so that it is manageable to handle numerous records.
Chapter 4 is all about an introduction to SQL and using MySQL to use and configure SQL code. The entire chapter serves as a set-up and installation guide and a tutorial to use MySQL to create databases and tables through the terminal (OS X) or the command prompt (Windows). The basic and most fundamental functions of SQL are discussed in Chapter 4 to get readers familiar with the syntax and principles in writing code.
Chapter 5 takes the previous chapter and goes more into detail with more programming techniques with SQL. It covers more functions that make databases easier for the one modifying it. Functions such as the SELECT function, aggregate functions, and sorting functions are introduced in this chapter and each one is discussed and provided an example to make them easier to understand.
Chapter 9 integrates PHP and SQL together, showcasing the potential of creating forms on a website and uploading form data into a database to store the information of a site. In this chapter, it goes back to PHP coding to teach readers how to implement SQL commands between PHP codes. It fills the gap between obtaining data from forms and where to put this information after the user finishes the form.