create() is to DDL as select() is to ???

[surf]

Can some one help me out with the subject matter here, I was asked in
an interview and didn't know the answer.

 

[Douglas J. Steele]

They're probably looking for DML (Data Manipulation Language), as opposed to
DDL (Data Definition Language).

Sort of a pointless question, since there's really no connection between
knowing that arcane term and being able to write good SQL statements.