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Accenture SQL Interview Questions and Answers

SQL Interview Questions and Answers

Q: What is the difference between DELETE and TRUNCATE?

A: DELETE removes rows one by one based on a condition and can be rolled back, whereas

TRUNCATE removes all rows and cannot be rolled back.

Q: How do you optimize a slow SQL query?

A: Optimize by using proper indexes, avoiding SELECT *, analyzing the execution plan, optimizing

joins, and caching frequently accessed data.

Q: What is the difference between INNER JOIN and LEFT JOIN?

A: INNER JOIN returns rows where there is a match in both tables, while LEFT JOIN returns all

rows from the left table and matching rows from the right table.

Q: What is the difference between a PRIMARY KEY and a UNIQUE key?

A: PRIMARY KEY ensures uniqueness and cannot have NULL values, while a UNIQUE key also

ensures uniqueness but can allow NULL values.

Q: Explain GROUP BY and HAVING with an example.

A: GROUP BY groups rows by specified columns, and HAVING filters groups based on a condition.

Example: SELECT Department, COUNT(*) FROM Employees GROUP BY Department HAVING

COUNT(*) > 10;

Q: How do you find the second highest salary from an Employee table?

A: Using LIMIT and OFFSET or a subquery. Example: SELECT MAX(Salary) FROM Employee

WHERE Salary < (SELECT MAX(Salary) FROM Employee);

Q: What is a CROSS JOIN?


A: CROSS JOIN produces the Cartesian product of two tables, combining each row of the first table

with all rows from the second table.

Q: What is a stored procedure, and why is it used?

A: A stored procedure is a set of SQL statements stored and executed on the server, used for

reducing network traffic, improving performance, and enhancing security.

Q: What are window functions? Give an example.

A: Window functions perform calculations across a set of table rows related to the current row.

Example: SELECT EmployeeID, Salary, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (PARTITION BY Department

ORDER BY Salary DESC) FROM Employees;

Q: How do you handle duplicate records in a table?

A: To find duplicates: SELECT Column1, Column2, COUNT(*) FROM TableName GROUP BY

Column1, Column2 HAVING COUNT(*) > 1. To remove duplicates, use ROW_NUMBER() and

delete rows with RowNum > 1.

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