database programming section 2 Quiz
Section 2 Quiz
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. Which two statements would select salaries that are
greater than or equal to 2500 and less than or equal to 3500?
(Choose two) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
WHERE salary >= 2500 AND salary <= 3500 (*)
WHERE salary <=2500 AND salary >= 3500
WHERE salary BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 (*)
WHERE salary BETWEEN 3500 AND 2500
2. Which of the following are examples of comparison
operators used in the WHERE clause? Mark for Review
(1) Points
=, >, <, <=, >=, <>
between ___ and ___
in (..,..,.. )
like
is null
All of the above (*)
3. If you write queries using the BETWEEN operator, it does
not matter in what order you enter the values, i.e. BETWEEN low
value AND high value will give the same result as BETWEEN high
value and low value. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
4. When using the "LIKE" operator, the % and _ symbols can
be used to do a pattern-matching, wild card search. True or False?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
5. Which of the following WHERE clauses would not select
the number 10? Mark for Review
(1) Points
WHERE hours <= 10
WHERE hours IN (8,9,10)
WHERE hours BETWEEN 10 AND 20
WHERE hours <>10 (*)
6. Which SELECT statement will display both unique and
non-unique combinations of the MANAGER_ID and
DEPARTMENT_ID values from the EMPLOYEES table? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
SELECT manager_id, DISTINCT department_id FROM employees;
SELECT manager_id, department_id DISTINCT FROM employees;
SELECT manager_id, department_id FROM employees; (*)
SELECT DISTINCT manager_id, department_id FROM employees;
7. If the EMPLOYEES table has the following columns, and
you want to write a SELECT statement to return the employee last
name and department number for employee number 176, which of the
following SQL statements should you use?
Name Type Length
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER 22
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 20
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 25
EMAIL VARCHAR2 25
PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR2 20
SALARY NUMBER 22
COMMISSION_PCT NUMBER 22
MANAGER_ID NUMBER 22
DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER 22
Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT last_name, department_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id equals 176;
SELECT last_name, employee_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id equals 176;
SELECT last_name, department_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 176; (*)
SELECT first_name, employee_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 176;
8. Which of the following commands will display the last
name concatenated with the job ID from the employees table,
separated by a comma and space, and label the resulting column
"Employee and Title"? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT last_name||","|| job_id "Employee and Title" FROM
employees;
SELECT last_name||', '|| job_id "Employee and Title" FROM
employees; (*)
SELECT " last name" ||', '|| "job_id" + "Employee and Title" FROM
emp;
SELECT " last name" ||', '|| "job_id" + "Employee and Title" FROM
employees;
9. Which of the following is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Date values are enclosed in single quotation marks (*)
Character strings must be enclosed in double quotation marks
Character values are not case-sensitive
Date values are not format-sensitive
10. Which of the following are true? (Choose Two) Mark
for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Date values are format-sensitive (*)
Character values are not case-sensitive
Date values are enclosed in single quotation marks (*)
Character strings are enclosed in double quotation marks
11. In order to eliminate duplicate rows use the ________
keyword Mark for Review
(1) Points
SINGLES_ONLY
EXCLUSIVE
DISTINCT (*)
FIRST_ONLY
12. Which clause would you include in a SELECT statement
to restrict the data returned to only the employees in department 10?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT
IS
WHERE (*)
FROM
13. The concatenation operator ... Mark for Review
(1) Points
Brings together columns or character strings into other columns
Creates a resultant column that is a character expression
Is represented by two vertical bars ( || )
All of the above (*)
14. Which comparison operator searches for a specified
character pattern? Mark for Review
(1) Points
IN Database Programming Section 3 Quiz
Section 3 Quiz
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. The PLAYERS table contains these columns:
PLAYERS TABLE:
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (20)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (20)
SALARY NUMBER(8,2)
TEAM_ID NUMBER(4)
MANAGER_ID NUMBER(9)
POSITION_ID NUMBER(4)
You must display the player name, team id, and salary for players
whose salary is in the range from 25000 through 100000 and whose
team id is in the range of 1200 through 1500. The results must be
sorted by team id from lowest to highest and then further sorted by
salary from highest to lowest. Which statement should you use to
display the desired result? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT last_name, first_name, team_id, salary
FROM players
WHERE salary BETWEEN 24999.99 AND 100000.01
AND team_id BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500
ORDER BY team_id DESC, salary DESC;
SELECT last_name, first_name, team_id, salary
FROM players
WHERE salary > 24999.99 AND salary < 100000
AND team_id BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500
ORDER BY team_id ASC, salary DESC;
SELECT last_name, first_name, team_id, salary
FROM players
WHERE (salary > 25000 OR salary < 100000)
AND team_id BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500
ORDER BY team_id, salary;
SELECT last_name, first_name, team_id, salary
FROM players
WHERE salary BETWEEN 25000 AND 100000
AND team_id BETWEEN 1200 AND 1500
ORDER BY team_id, salary DESC;(*)
2. The following statement represents a multi-row function.
True or False?
SELECT MAX(salary)
FROM employees Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
3. Evaluate this SQL statement:
SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, m.manager_id
FROM employees e, employees m
ORDER BY e.last_name, e.first_name
WHERE e.employee_id = m.manager_id;
This statement fails when executed. Which change will correct the
problem? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Remove the table aliases in the WHERE clause.
Include a HAVING clause.
Remove the table aliases in the ORDER BY clause.
Reorder the clauses in the query. (*)
4. The function COUNT is a single row function. True or
False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
5. Will the following statement return one row?
SELECT MAX(salary), MIN(Salary), AVG(SALARY)
FROM employees; Mark for Review
(1) Points
No, it is illegal. You cannot use more than one multi-row function in a
SELECT statement.
Yes, it will return the highest salary, the lowest salary, and the
average salary from all employees. (*)
Yes, it will return the average salary from the employees table.
Yes, it will return the highest salary from each employee.
(Answer all questions in this section)
6. Which of the following are examples of logical operators
that might be used in a WHERE clause. (Choose Two) Mark for
Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
AND, OR (*)
< >, =, <=, >=, <>
NOT (*)
LIKES
All of the above
7. Which of the following would be returned by this SQL
statement:
SELECT First_name, last_name, department_id
FROM employees
WHERE department_id IN(50,80)
AND first_name LIKE ' C% '
OR last_name LIKE ' %s% ' Mark for Review
(1) Points
FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME DEPARTMENT_ID
Shelly Higgins 110
FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME DEPARTMENT_ID
Curtis Davies 50
FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME DEPARTMENT_ID
Randall Matos 50
FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME DEPARTMENT_ID
Michael Hartstein 20
All of the above (*)
8. Which symbol in the WHERE clause means "Not Equal
To"? (Choose Two) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
<> (*)
=+
NOT IN (..) (*)
><
9. Which statement about the logical operators is true?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
The order of operator precedence is AND, NOT, and OR.
The order of operator precedence is NOT, AND, and OR. (*)
The order of operator precedence is NOT, OR, and AND.
The order of operator precedence is AND, OR, and NOT.
10. Which comparison condition means "Less Than or Equal
To"? Mark for Review
(1) Points
"=)"
">="
"<=" (*)
"+<"
(Answer all questions in this section)
11. Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT last_name, first_name, salary
FROM employees;
How will the results of this query be sorted? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The results will be sorted ascending by LAST_NAME, FIRST_NAME,
and SALARY.
The results will be sorted ascending by the LAST_NAME column only.
The database will display the rows in whatever order it finds it in the
database, so no particular order. (*)
The results will be sorted ascending by LAST_NAME and
FIRST_NAME only.
12. What value will the following SQL statement return?
SELECT employee_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id BETWEEN 100 AND 150
OR employee_id IN(119, 175, 205)
AND (employee_id BETWEEN 150 AND 200); Mark for Review
(1) Points
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 124, 141, 142, 143, 144, 149 (*)
200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
No rows will be returned
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13. Evaluate this SQL statement:
SELECT product_id, product_name, price
FROM products
ORDER BY product_name, price;
What occurs when the statement is executed? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The results are sorted numerically only.
The results are sorted numerically and then alphabetically.
The results are sorted alphabetically and then numerically. (*)
The results are sorted alphabetically only.
14. Which SELECT statement should you use to limit the
display of product information to those products with a price of less
than 50? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT product_id, product_name
FROM products
HAVING price < 50;
SELECT product_id, product_name
FROM products
WHERE price < 50;
(*)
SELECT product_id, product_name
FROM products
WHERE price <= 50;
SELECT product_id, product_name
FROM products
WHERE price < 50.00
GROUP BY price;
SELECT product_id, product_name
FROM products
GROUP BY price < 50;
15. Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name, salary 'Yearly Salary'
FROM employees
WHERE salary IS NOT NULL
ORDER BY last_name, 3;
Which clause contains an error? Mark for Review
(1) Points
ORDER BY last_name, 3;
WHERE salary IS NOT NULL
FROM employees
SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name, salary 'Yearly Salary'
(*)
IS NULL
BETWEEN...AND...
LIKE (*)
15. What does the DISTINCT keyword do when it is used in
a SELECT clause? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Hides NULL values
Eliminates all unique values and compares values
Eliminates duplicate rows in the result (*)
Eliminates only unique rows in the result
