Table Primary Key: Fresh Take 1

  • Discuss the importance of primary key uniqueness
  • Choose a primary key
  • Set the primary key

The primary key is crucial to the operation of a relational database—without it, the database would not be able to perform operations on the data contained in the table. We will explore the uniqueness of the primary key, how to choose a strong primary key, and how to set the primary key for a table.

What is a primary key?

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