[Knvollins4]

I am new to programming.
Been looking into SQL for a week now.
I was wanting to know how some of the other 3rd generation languages like C, Cobol and PL/SQL are different from SQL.
Also how are they used with SQL.

[Ether]

You are clearly extremely new. This topic is a little misplaced, but I'll bite anyway.

SQL is just what the acronym stands for - a structured query language. Its only use is to query a database for information.

C is a low level programming language, just a few steps above assembly (in fact, you can often use inline assembly). C has many uses. For example, the operating system you're using right now was almost certainly written in C.

Cobol (Common Business Oriented Language) is a(n) (as of 2002 or so, an object oriented) language that is fairly antiquated. Some legacy systems still run on Cobol, but it is very uncommon to utilize it for new projects.

They are not necessarily "used with SQL." However, libraries are often available that will allow you to communicate with a SQL server, and thus allow you to execute SQL queries on databases (returning datasets to the application you are writing for use in said application).

Hope that helps.