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Basic SQL Quiz

Description: Basic SQL Quiz

Number of Questions: 18

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1.

What does SQL stand for?

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A Strong Question Language

B Structured Question Language

✓ C Structured Query Language

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Correct Option: C

2.

Which SQL statement is used to extract data from a database?

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A GET

B OPEN

C EXTRACT

✓ D SELECT

E QUERY

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Correct Option: D

3.

Which SQL statement is used to update data in a database?

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✓ A UPDATE

B SAVE AS

C MODIFY

D SAVE

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4.

Which SQL statement is used to delete data from a database?

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A TRUNCATE

✓ B DELETE

C REMOVE

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Correct Option: B

5.

Which SQL statement is used to insert new data in a database?

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A ADD RECORD

B ADD INTO

✓ C INSERT

D ADD NEW

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Correct Option: C
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With SQL, how do you select a column named "FirstName" from a table named "Persons"?
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A EXTRACT FirstName FROM Persons

✓ B SELECT FirstName FROM Persons

C SELECT Persons.FirstName

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Correct Option: B

7.

With SQL, how do you select all the columns from a table named "Persons"?
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A SELECT [all] FROM Persons

B SELECT All Persons

C SELECT *.Persons

✓ D SELECT * FROM Persons

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Correct Option: D

8.

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value of the column "FirstName" is "Peter"?
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A SELECT [all] FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter'

B SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'Peter'

C SELECT [all] FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'Peter'

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✓ D SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter'

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9.

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value of the column "FirstName" starts with
an "a"?
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A SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='%a%'

B SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE '%a'

C SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='a'

✓ D SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'a%'

E SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='a'"

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Correct Option: D

10. The OR operator displays a record if ANY conditions listed are true. The AND operator displays a record if ALL of the conditions
listed are true
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✓ A True

B False
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11.

Given an employees table as follows: empid name managerid a1 bob NULL b1 jim a1 B2 tom a1 What value will select count(*) from
employees return?
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A 1

B 2

✓ C 3

D none of the above

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12.

The result of a SELECT statement can contain duplicate rows.

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✓ A True

B False

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13. Sometimes the expression "select count(*)" will return fewer rows than the expression "select count(value)".
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A True

✓ B False

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14.

What type of lock will deny users any access to a table?

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A EXPLICIT

B IMPLICIT

✓ C EXCLUSIVE

D SHARED

E READ ONLY

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15. Which of the following is the correct SQL statement to use to remove rows from a table?
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A DROP

B REMOVE ROW

✓ C DELETE

D DELETE ROW

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Correct Option: C
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16. The only way to join two tables is by using standard, ANSI syntax.
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A True

✓ B False

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Correct Option: B

17. A NULL value is treated as a blank or 0.

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A True

✓ B False

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18.

The left outer join is one type of outer join. Another one is the.

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A right

B full

C right outer

D full outer

✓ E all of the above

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Correct Option: E

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