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The document provides a comprehensive overview of SQL, including definitions and examples of key SQL statements such as SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT INTO. It also explains how to filter and sort data, use operators like AND and OR, and enforce constraints like NOT NULL. Additionally, it covers the creation of database tables and the use of joins and pattern matching with the LIKE operator.

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The document provides a comprehensive overview of SQL, including definitions and examples of key SQL statements such as SELECT, UPDATE, DELETE, and INSERT INTO. It also explains how to filter and sort data, use operators like AND and OR, and enforce constraints like NOT NULL. Additionally, it covers the creation of database tables and the use of joins and pattern matching with the LIKE operator.

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What does SQL stand for?

Structured Query Language


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

SELECT

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

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

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

With SQL, how do you select a column named "FirstName" from a table named "Persons"?

SELECT FirstName FROM Persons


With SQL, how do you select all the columns from a table named "Persons"?

SELECT * FROM Persons


With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the value
of the column "FirstName" is "Peter"?

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter'

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"?

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'a%'

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

True

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the
"FirstName" is "Peter" and the "LastName" is "Jackson"?

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName='Peter' AND LastName='Jackson'


With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the
"LastName" is alphabetically between (and including) "Hansen" and "Pettersen"?

SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE LastName BETWEEN 'Hansen' AND 'Pettersen'


Which SQL statement is used to return only different values? SELECT DISTINCT

Which SQL keyword is used to sort the result-set?

ORDER BY
With SQL, how can you return all the records from a table named "Persons" sorted
descending by "FirstName"?

SELECT * FROM Persons ORDER BY FirstName DESC


With SQL, how can you insert a new record into the "Persons" table?

INSERT INTO Persons VALUES ('Jimmy', 'Jackson')


With SQL, how can you insert "Olsen" as the "LastName" in the "Persons" table?

INSERT INTO Persons (LastName) VALUES ('Olsen')


How can you change "Hansen" into "Nilsen" in the "LastName" column in the Persons table?

UPDATE Persons SET LastName='Nilsen' WHERE LastName='Hansen'


With SQL, how can you delete the records where the "FirstName" is "Peter" in the Persons
Table?

DELETE FROM Persons WHERE FirstName = 'Peter'


With SQL, how can you return the number of records in the "Persons" table?

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Persons


What is the most common type of join?

INNER JOIN

Which operator is used to select values within a range?

BETWEEN

The NOT NULL constraint enforces a column to not accept NULL values.

True
Which operator is used to search for a specified pattern in a column?

LIKE
Which SQL statement is used to create a database table called 'Customers'?

CREATE TABLE Customers

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