Apache Derby is a Relational Database Management System which is fully based on (written/implemented in) Java programming language. It is an open source database developed by Apache Software Foundation.

Audience

This tutorial is prepared for beginners to help them understand the basic concepts related
to Apache Derby. This tutorial will give you enough understanding on the various SQL queries of Apache along with JDBC examples.

Prerequisites

Before you start practicing with various types of examples given in this tutorial, I am assuming that you are already aware about what a database is, especially the RDBMS and what is a computer programming language.