Define Structured Query Language (SQL)

question 22

Essay

Define Structured Query Language (SQL).

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Definitions:

Balanced Budget

A balanced budget occurs when a government's total expenditures are equal to its total revenues within a specified period, avoiding deficits and surpluses.

Recession

A temporary economic decline during which trade and industrial activity are reduced, generally identified by a fall in GDP in two successive quarters.

Transfer Payments

Payments made by governments to individuals without any goods or services being received in return, such as welfare, social security, and unemployment benefits.

Federal Budget Deficit

The amount by which a government's expenditures exceed its tax revenues over a specific fiscal period, leading to borrowing or debt accumulation.