Database Command Types DDL Data Definition Language (DDL) statements are used to define the database structure or schema. - CREATE - to create objects in the database - ALTER - alters the structure of the database - DROP - delete objects from the database - TRUNCATE - remove all records from a table, including all spaces allocated for the records are removed - COMMENT - add comments to the data dictionary - RENAME - rename an object DML Data Manipulation Language (DML) statements are used for managing data in database. DML commands are not auto-committed. It means changes made by DML command are not permanent to database, it can be rolled back. - SELECT – retrieve data from the a database - INSERT – insert data into a table - UPDATE – updates existing data within a table - DELETE – deletes all records from a table, the space for the records rema