DML (Data Manipulation Language) 2. DDL (Data Definition Language) 3. DCL (Data Control Language) 4. TCL (Transaction Control Language) DML (Data Manipulation Language) DML statements affect records in a table. These are basic operations we perform on data such as selecting a few records from a table, inserting new records, deleting unnecessary records, and updating/modifying existing records. DML statements include the following: SELECT – select records from a table INSERT – insert new records UPDATE – update/Modify existing records DELETE – delete existing records DDL (Data Definition Language) DDL statements are used to alter/modify a database or table structure and schema. These statements handle the design and storage of database objects. CREATE – create a new Table, database, schema ALTER – alter existing table, column description DROP ...