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Database Programming with SQL


2-3: Comparison Operators
Practice Activities
Objectives
 Apply the proper comparison operator to return a desired result
 Demonstrate proper use of BETWEEN, IN, and LIKE conditions to return a desired re-
sult
 Distinguish between zero and the value of NULL as unavailable, unassigned, unknown,
or inapplicable
 Explain the use of comparison conditions and NULL

Vocabulary
Identify the vocabulary word for each definition below.

This option identifies that the escape characters should be inter-


ESCAPE preted literally
Condition tests for null values
IS NULL
Displays rows based on a range of values
BETWEEN
Including the specified limits and the area between them; the
INCLUSIVE
numbers 1-10, inclusive
Selects rows that match a character pattern
LIKE
Tests for values in a specified list of values
IN

Try It / Solve It

1. Display the first name, last name, and salary of all Global Fast Foods staff whose salary is
between $5.00 and $10.00 per hour.

SELECT first_name, last_name, salary


FROM f_staffs
WHERE salary BETWEEN 5 AND 10;

2. Display the location type and comments for all DJs on Demand venues that are Private
Home.

SELECT loc_type, comments


FROM d_venues
WHERE loc_type = 'Private Home';
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3. Using only the less than, equal, or greater than operators, rewrite the following query:

SELECT first_name, last_name


FROM f_staffs
WHERE salary BETWEEN 20.00 and 60.00;

SELECT first_name, last_name


FROM f_staffs
WHERE salary >=20.00 and salary<=60.00

4. Create a list of all the DJs on Demand CD titles that have “a” as the second letter in the
title.

SELECT title
FROM d_songs
WHERE title LIKE ‘_a%’;

5. Who are the partners of DJs on Demand who do not get an authorized expense amount?

SELECT *
FROM d_partners
WHERE auth_expense_amt = 0 OR auth_expense_amt IS NULL;

6. Select all the Oracle database employees whose last names end with “s”. Change the
heading of the column to read Possible Candidates.

SELECT first_name || ' ' ||last_name as "Possible Candidiates"


FROM employees
WHERE last_name LIKE '%s';

7. Which statement(s) are valid? C


a. WHERE quantity <> NULL;
b. WHERE quantity = NULL;
c. WHERE quantity IS NULL;
d. WHERE quantity != NULL;

8. Write a SQL statement that lists the songs in the DJs on Demand inventory that are type
code 77, 12, or 1.

SELECT title as “Song”


FROM d_songs
WHERE type_code IN (77, 12, 1);

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