Differentiate between SQL and PL/SQL.

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SQL	PL/SQL
SQL is a natural language meant for the interactive PROCESSING of data in the database.	PL/SQL is a procedural extension of SQL.
Decision-making and looping are not allowed in SQL.	PL/SQL supports all features of procedural language such as CONDITIONAL and looping statements.
All SQL statements are executed at a time by the database SERVER which is why it becomes a time-consuming process.	PL/SQL statements are executed one BLOCK at a time thereby reducing the network traffic.
There is no error handling mechanism in SQL.	This supports an error handling mechanism.

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