The course objective is to provide the student with the necessary skills, knowledge and abilities (KSAs) to gain an entry level IT position working with databases. In this course, students will learn how to administer a database, understand data storage, grasp core databases concepts, create database objects, and manipulate data. When done with this course not only will students gain these valuable skills, they will also be prepared to take the Microsoft Technology Associate (MTA) exam 98-364 for Database Administration.