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Homework Assignment #1: Database Systems Course (Fall 2012-2013)

The document provides instructions for a homework assignment on SQL queries using the Sakila database. It outlines 10 questions to answer by writing the SQL query, assumptions made, and results. Queries should return exact answers, avoid duplicates, not use views or LIMIT, and increase in difficulty. Solutions are to be printed and submitted with formatting examples provided.

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Homework Assignment #1: Database Systems Course (Fall 2012-2013)

The document provides instructions for a homework assignment on SQL queries using the Sakila database. It outlines 10 questions to answer by writing the SQL query, assumptions made, and results. Queries should return exact answers, avoid duplicates, not use views or LIMIT, and increase in difficulty. Solutions are to be printed and submitted with formatting examples provided.

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Homework Assignment #1

Database Systems course (Fall 2012-2013)

Objectives
Understanding and manipulating SQL queries.

Data
We’ll use the Sakila schema, which can be found on TAU’s server or the following link (if you want to
install it at home).
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/index-other.html ("sakila database")
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/sakila/en/sakila.html (for full documentation)

Requirements
For each question, you are required to provide the following:
- The SQL query you used
- The answers
- Any assumptions you made

Important notes
- Your query must return the answer of the question exactly; if the answer asks for a count of
something, return that count, etc.
- Do NOT return duplicated rows in the answers, unless you are specifically asked to do so.
- Do NOT use views, they are not in the scope of this exercise
- Do NOT use the “LIMIT” keyword in your queries (there may be tens of rows in the result, and you
should return them all).
- Questions are (roughly) in order from least to most difficult.

Submission
Your solution should be submitted "HARD-COPY" (i.e., printed and not by email) to Yael’s mailbox (372
on Schreiber's floor 2)
For each question, your solution should include:
- The query (write it in a clear way, with line breaks and the SQL keywords in bold)
- The results. You must make sure that the tables are left-aligned
- Any assumptions you made

Tip for handling the results: if you are using Word, you can export the results from MySQL Workbench
(to HTML) and then copy-paste it from your browser.
Example Format
Q1
// any assumptions you made regarding q1 should be written here...
SELECT *
FROM category
category_id name last_update
1 Action 2006-02-15 04:46:27
2 Animation 2006-02-15 04:46:27
3 Children 2006-02-15 04:46:27
4 Classics 2006-02-15 04:46:27
5 Comedy 2006-02-15 04:46:27
6 Documentary 2006-02-15 04:46:27
7 Drama 2006-02-15 04:46:27
8 Family 2006-02-15 04:46:27
9 Foreign 2006-02-15 04:46:27
10 Games 2006-02-15 04:46:27
11 Horror 2006-02-15 04:46:27
12 Music 2006-02-15 04:46:27
13 New 2006-02-15 04:46:27
14 Sci-Fi 2006-02-15 04:46:27
15 Sports 2006-02-15 04:46:27
16 Travel 2006-02-15 04:46:27

Q2
SELECT country
FROM country
WHERE lower(country) LIKE '%in'
ORDER BY country
country
Bahrain
Liechtenstein
Spain
Questions

1. What are the names of all the languages in the database (sorted alphabetically)?

2. Return the full names (first and last) of actors with “SON” in their last name, ordered by their first
name.

3. Find all the addresses where the second address is not empty (i.e., contains some text), and return
these second addresses sorted.

4. Return the first and last names of actors who played in a film involving a “Crocodile” and a “Shark”,
along with the release year of the movie, sorted by the actors’ last names.

5. How many films involve a “Crocodile” and a “Shark”?

6. Find all the film categories in which there are between 55 and 65 films. Return the names of these
categories and the number of films per category, sorted by the number of films.

7. In how many film categories is the average difference between the film replacement cost and the
rental rate larger than 17?

8. Find the address district(s) name(s) such that the minimal postal code in the district(s) is maximal
over all the districts. Make sure your query ignores empty postal codes and district names.

9. Find the names (first and last) of all the actors and costumers whose first name is the same as the
first name of the actor with ID 8. Do not return the actor with ID 8 himself. Note that you cannot
use the name of the actor with ID 8 as a constant (only the ID). There is more than one way to solve
this question, but you need to provide only one solution.

10. Give an interesting query of your own that is not already in the assignment. The query should
involve an aggregation operation, and a nested SELECT. Give, along with the query, the English
explanation and the answer.

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