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SQL Interview Questions 1727200927

The document contains a comprehensive list of SQL interview questions categorized into Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Practical levels. It covers essential SQL concepts such as data types, keys, joins, indexing, and query optimization, as well as practical SQL queries. The document serves as a resource for individuals preparing for SQL interviews.

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SQL Interview Questions 1727200927

The document contains a comprehensive list of SQL interview questions categorized into Basic, Intermediate, Advanced, and Practical levels. It covers essential SQL concepts such as data types, keys, joins, indexing, and query optimization, as well as practical SQL queries. The document serves as a resource for individuals preparing for SQL interviews.

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SQL Interview Questions

Basic
1. What is SQL and it's importance?

2. Explain the difference between DROP, DELETE and TRUNCATE statements.

3. What are the different types of keys in SQL?

4. Explain the difference between CHAR and VARCHAR data types.

5. What is a primary key?

6. What is the difference between SQL and MySQL?

7. Explain the concept of NULL in SQL.

8. What is the purpose of the DISTINCT keyword?

9. How do you add a column to an existing table?

10. What is the difference between WHERE and HAVING clauses?

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SQL Interview Questions
Intermediate
1. Explain the difference between UNION and UNION ALL.

2. What is the difference between INNER JOIN and LEFT JOIN?

3. How do you use GROUP BY and HAVING clauses?

4. Explain the concept of indexing in SQL.

5. What are subqueries and how are they used?

6. What is a self-join and when would you use it?

7. Explain the difference between RANK and DENSE_RANK functions.

8. What is a view in SQL and how is it used?

9. How do you use the CASE statement in SQL?

10. What is the purpose of the COALESCE function?

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SQL Interview Questions
Advanced
1. Explain the difference between correlated and non-correlated
subqueries.

2. How do you optimize SQL queries for better performance?

3. What are window functions and how are they used?

4. Explain the concept of database normalization.

5. How do you handle deadlocks in SQL?

6. What is a stored procedure and what are its advantages?

7. Explain the concept of transactions and ACID properties.

8. What is partitioning in SQL and when would you use it?

9. How do you implement error handling in SQL?

10. Explain the concept of database sharding.

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Practical
1. Write a query to find the second highest salary in a table.

2. How would you delete duplicate rows in a table?

3. Write a query to pivot data (rows to columns or vice versa).

4. How would you calculate a running total in SQL?

5. Write a query to find employees who earn more than their managers.

6. How would you find the top N records from each group in a table?

7. Write a query to generate a comma-separated list of values from a


column.

8. How would you implement a pagination system in SQL?

9. Write a query to find the most frequent value in a column.

10. How would you compare row values between two tables and update
accordingly?

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