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Week 1 - Assignment: Explore MySQL Workbench

For this assignment, you must use MySQL Server and MySQL Workbench (two software components) to perform a few basic tasks. MySQL Community Server is the Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) that can store multiple working databases on your computer within a single system. MySQL Workbench is a graphical design and management tool used to create and manage working databases in MySQL.


To complete this assignment and others in this course, you must first install MySQL Community Server and MySQL Workbench on your computer. Refer to the user guide, and installation video for your operating system (Windows or Mac) provided in this week's resources.


Complete the following tasks:

  • Add a new connection called MyFirstConnection in the SQL Development Module in MySQL Workbench and take a screenshot that shows your new connection in MySQL Connections.

  • Go to https://www.mysqltutorial.org/mysql-sample-database.aspx and download MySQL Sample Database to your computer, unzip the file.

  • In MySQL Workbench, go to File à Run SQL Script. Select the file mysqlsampledatabase.sql from step 2. Leave the Default Schema Name and Default Character Set fields blank, then select Run.

  • Either refresh the Workbench or exit and return. Once you have refreshed (or reopened) MySQL Workbench, select the Schema tab. Notice the classicmodels schema in the left navigation pane. Take a screenshot.

  • Expand the classicmodels schema in the left navigation pane then expand Tables within the schema. Right-click on any of the tables, then choose Select Rows – Limit 1000. Take a screenshot.

  • Open a Word document and insert your screenshots. Please be sure and label each of your screenshots in the document to show which part of the assignment each screenshot is supposed to fulfill.

  • In your Word document, list the entities for classicmodels and at least three attributes from the table you chose above.

  • Please be sure and add a standard assignment title page at the beginning of your Word document.


Length: Number of pages varies with screenshots.


The completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards, and adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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