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Hands On Exercises For BASIC SQL

The document provides instructions for importing the Northwind MySQL database and then presents 10 tasks to complete using SQL queries on the Northwind database. The tasks include selecting data from tables, updating records, aggregating results, and inserting new records. For each task, the reader is prompted to write the appropriate SQL query and paste screenshots of the results.

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Hands On Exercises For BASIC SQL

The document provides instructions for importing the Northwind MySQL database and then presents 10 tasks to complete using SQL queries on the Northwind database. The tasks include selecting data from tables, updating records, aggregating results, and inserting new records. For each task, the reader is prompted to write the appropriate SQL query and paste screenshots of the results.

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Denmark Denolan

Before starting, import the Northwind database.

Steps:
1) Search 'northwind mysql' in google
2) first result with github link: two files northwind.sql and northwind-data.sql
3) open those links in separate tab
4) copy first northwind.sql in SQLYOG, paste and Execute All Queries
5) if no errors, copy northwind-data.sql and paste in SQLyog and Execute all Queries
6) refresh list of databases, northwind should be displayed there
7) use this database for backup and restore :)

Use the correct SQL commands to do the following actions:

1. Display all customers of Northwind

Write your SQL command here:


SELECT*FROM customers;
How many records are displayed? 29

2. Display all records of customers (company, last_name, first_name, job_title, city,


state) who are purchasing managers from Florida.

Write your SQL command here:


SELECT company, last_name, first_name, job_title, city, state_province FROM customers
WHERE job_title='Purchasing Manager' AND state_province='FL';
How many records are displayed? 1

3. Display all customers who are from Portland.

Write your SQL command here:


SELECT*FROM customers
WHERE city='Portland';
How many records are displayed? 2
Paste your screenshot of the output here:
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4. Display all employees’ firstname, lastname, jobtitle and notes to see the remarks
stored for these employees.

Write your SQL command here:


SELECT first_name, last_name, job_title, notes FROM employees;
How many records are displayed? 9
Paste your screenshot of the output here:
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5. Update all products in the products table which has the reorder level of below 10 to
8.
Write your SQL command here:
UPDATE products
SET reorder_level=8
WHERE reorder_level<10;
How many records are affected? 3
Paste your screenshot of the output here:
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6. Count the products which belong to the Canned Fruits and Vegetables. Label the
resulting column as Total_Items.
Write your SQL command here:
SELECT COUNT(category) AS Total_Items
FROM products
WHERE category='Canned Fruit & Vegetables';
Paste your screenshot of the output here:

7. Which Item has the highest price in terms of standard cost? Display product name
and standard cost.
Write your SQL command here:
SELECT MAX(standard_cost) AS HighestCost
FROM products;
Write your output here:
Highest price (in terms of standard cost)=60.7500
Product name: Northwind Traders Marmalade

8. Which Item has the lowest price in terms of standard cost?


Write your SQL command here:
SELECT MIN(standard_cost) AS LowestCost
FROM products
Write your output here:
Highest price (in terms of standard cost)=0.5000
Product names: Northwind Traders Potato Chips and Northwind Traders Tuna Fish
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9. Convert all lastnames in the suppliers table to upper case.


Write your SQL command here:
SELECT UCASE(last_name) AS last_name
FROM suppliers;
Paste your screenshot of the output here:

10. Insert two records of shipping companies in table shippers.

Write your SQL command here:


INSERT INTO shippers (city, company, first_name, last_name, zip_postal_code,
state_province)
VALUES ('Dumaguete', 'Lay Mega Plaza', 'Denmark', 'Denolan', '6200', 'Negros Oriental') ,
('Bacong', 'Leon Kilat Mall', 'Shenine', 'Alvios', '6216', 'Negros Oriental')

(answers shown below)


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Paste your screenshot of the output here after successfully inserting the records
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