DBT / LEARNING PATHWAYS

Your future career.
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Turn curiosity into skills. Choose a pathway, explore an activity and build a first project, one step at a time.

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Database Administrator

Manage data storage, access permissions and organizational backups.

SQLDatabase designBackup and recovery
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An introductory practice plan, not an official study plan. Work through each step and choose Save work and complete step. The system checks completeness, not the quality of your work.

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Write answers, build prototypes and try activities in each step. Drafts stay in this browser and are not submitted to a teacher. Use fictional data, never passwords or real personal information.

These are learning simulations. They do not run PHP/SQL or connect to real databases or networks.

  1. STEP 01

    Understand the problem

    Explore a fictional store. Identify products, customers and orders, and distinguish data that should not be public.

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  2. STEP 02

    Build your foundations

    Define table names, fields and data types in at least three rows to generate example SQL. Explain keys and relationships in your notes.

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  3. STEP 03

    Try a Playground activity

    Try the related activity. Write one thing you learned and one remaining question. This is an introduction, not complete training for the career.

    Open Playground activity →Play directly in the workbook below, or open the separate Playground to explore further. Results from the separate page are not imported into this workbook.
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  4. STEP 04

    Build your first project

    Build on your foundation work using the tool below. Record a title, how it solves the problem and what needs improvement.

    Your deliverable

    Produce a table structure and example SQL. Describe relationships, access rules and a backup plan. The tool does not execute SQL or restore data.

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  5. STEP 05

    Test and reflect

    Review duplicate fields, relationships and access rules. Write a backup-and-restore test plan here without using a real database.

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