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Database Programming Section 6 Quiz

1) The quiz covers different types of joins in SQL including equijoins, self joins, natural joins, and outer joins. It asks questions to test the understanding of when to use each type of join. 2) Questions assess the ability to identify the type of join needed based on the query requirements, such as returning all rows from both tables or only matching rows. 3) The final question addresses using full outer joins to retrieve all rows from two tables even when there is no match between the tables.

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Database Programming Section 6 Quiz

1) The quiz covers different types of joins in SQL including equijoins, self joins, natural joins, and outer joins. It asks questions to test the understanding of when to use each type of join. 2) Questions assess the ability to identify the type of join needed based on the query requirements, such as returning all rows from both tables or only matching rows. 3) The final question addresses using full outer joins to retrieve all rows from two tables even when there is no match between the tables.

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Database Programming Section 6 Quiz

Section 6 Quiz
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. A join between tables where the result set includes


matching values from both tables but does NOT return any unmatched
rows could be called which of the following? (Choose three) Mark
for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Nonequijoin

Equijoin (*)

Self join (*)

Full outer join


Simple join (*)

[Correct] Correct

2. Which statement about a natural join is true? Mark for


Review
(1) Points

Columns with the same names must have identical data types.

Columns with the same names must have compatible data types.

Columns with the same names must have the same precision and
datatype. (*)

Columns with the same names cannot be included in the SELECT


list of the query.
[Correct] Correct

3. You need to join all the rows in the EMPLOYEES table to all
the rows in the EMP_REFERENCE table. Which type of join should
you create? Mark for Review
(1) Points

An inner join

A full outer join

A cross join (*)

An equijoin

[Correct] Correct
4. Which of the following statements is the simplest description
of a nonequijoin? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A join condition that is not equal to other joins

A join condition that includes the (+) on the left hand side

A join condition containing something other than an equality


operator (*)

A join that joins a table to itself

[Correct] Correct
5. The keywords JOIN _____________ should be used to join
tables with the same column names but different datatypes. Mark
for Review
(1) Points

ON

NATURAL ON

USING (*)

WHEN

[Correct] Correct
6. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT a.lname || ', ' || a.fname as "Patient", b.lname || ', ' || b.fname
as "Physician", c.admission
FROM patient a
JOIN physician b
ON (b.physician_id = c.physician_id)
JOIN admission c
ON (a.patient_id = c.patient_id);

Which clause generates an error?


Mark for Review
(1) Points

JOIN admission c

ON (b.physician_id = c.physician_id); (*)

JOIN physician b

ON (a.patient_id = c.patient_id)

[Correct] Correct
7. Which of the following database design concepts do you
need in your tables to write Hierarchical queries? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Supertype

Recursive Relationship (*)

Non-Transferability

Arc

[Correct] Correct

8. Evaluate this SELECT statement:


SELECT *
FROM employee e, employee m
WHERE e.mgr_id = m.emp_id;
Which type of join is created by this SELECT statement?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

a cross join

a full outer join

a left outer join

a self join (*)

[Correct] Correct
9. Which select statement will return the last name and hire
date of an employee and his/ her manager for employees that started
in the company before their managers? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT w.last_name, w.hire_date, m.last_name, m.hire_date


FROM employees w , employees m
WHERE w.manager_id != m.employee_id
AND w.hire_date < m.hire_date

SELECT w.last_name, w.hire_date, m.last_name, m.hire_date


FROM employees w , employees m
WHERE w.manager_id = m.employee_id
AND w.hire_date > m.hire_date

SELECT w.last_name, w.hire_date, m.last_name, m.hire_date


FROM employees w , employees m
WHERE w.manager_id = m.employee_id
AND w.hire_date < m.hire_date
(*)
SELECT w.last_name, w.hire_date, m.last_name, m.hire_date
FROM employees w , employees w
WHERE w.manager_id = w.employee_id
AND w.hire_date < w.hire_date

[Correct] Correct

10. Which SELECT statement implements a self join? Mark


for Review
(1) Points

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id


FROM part p, part t
WHERE p.part_id = t.product_id;

(*)
SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id
FROM part p, product t
WHERE p.part_id =! t.product_id;

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id


FROM part p, product t
WHERE p.part_id = t.product_id;

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id


FROM part p, product t
WHERE p.part_id = t.product_id (+);

[Correct] Correct
11. Hierarchical queries MUST use the LEVEL pseudo column.
True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

[Correct] Correct

12. If you select rows from two tables (employees and


departments) using the outer join specified in the example, what will
you get?

SELECT e.last_name, e.department_id, d.department_name


FROM employees e
LEFT OUTER JOIN departments d
ON (e.department_id = d.department_id);
Mark for Review
(1) Points

All employees that do not have a department_id assigned to them


All employees including those that do not have a departement_id
assigned to them (*)

No employees as the statement will fail

None of the above

[Correct] Correct

13. What types of joins will return the unmatched values from
both tables in the join? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Right outer joins

Left outer joins


Full outer joins (*)

Natural joins

[Correct] Correct

14. You need to display all the rows (both matching and non-
matching) from both the EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE_HIST tables.
Which type of join would you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A full outer join (*)

A right outer join

An inner join
A left outer join

[Correct] Correct

15. Which syntax would be used to retrieve all rows in both the
EMPLOYEES and DEPARTMENTS tables, even when there is no
match? Mark for Review
(1) Points

FULL INNER JOIN

FULL OUTER JOIN (*)

LEFT OUTER JOIN AND RIGHT OUTER JOIN

Use any equijoin syntax

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