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Queries compiled by Gopal Prasad Patel

'The following are the most twisted 150 queries..i think it will be very much
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'to solve these...(may be one or 2 or 3 are doubtful!! but will work...sometimes different answers
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TABLES:
1) Table name - programmer
name
dob
doj
sex
prof1
prof2
salary

not null
not null
not null
not null

varchar2(8)
date
date
varchar2(1)
varchar2(8)
varchar2(8)
not null number(4)

name
date of birth
date of joining
male or female
known language 1
known language 2
salary

Entry eg:
Gopal 21-apr-66 21-apr-92 m pascal basic 3200
2) Table name - software
name
not null
varchar2(8)
title
not nullvarchar2(20)
dev_in not null
varchar2(8)
scost
number(7,2)
dcost
number(5)
sold
number(3)

name
developed project name
language developed
software cost
development cost
number of software sold

Entry eg:
Gopal parachutes basic 399.95 6000 43
3) Table name - studies
name not null varchar2(8) name
splace not null varchar2(9) studies place
course not null varchar2(5) course studied
ccost not null number(5) course cost
Entry example:
Gopal Sabhari pgdca 4500
devdutt bdps dcs 5000
QUERIES - I

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1) Find out the SELLING COST AVERAGE for the packages developed in PASCAL?
2) Display the names and ages of all programmers.
3) Display the names and ages of all the programmers
4) What is the highest numbers of copies sold by a package?
5) Display the names and date of birth of all the programmer born in JANUARY.
6) Display lowest course fee.
7) How many programmer has done PGDCA course.
8) How much revenue has been earned through sales of packages in C.
9) Display the details of software developed by Ramesh?
10) How many programmers studied at SABHARI.
11) Display the details of PACKAGES whose sales crossed the 20000 mark.
12) Find out the number of copies which should be sold in order to recover the development cost
of each package.
13) What is the price of the costliest software developed in BASIC?
14) Display the details of packages for which development cost has been recovered.
15) How many packages were developed in dbase?
16) How many programmers studies at paragathi?
17) How many programmers paid 5000 to 10000 for their course?
18) What is the average course fee?
19) Display the details of programmers knowing c?
20) How many programmers know either Cobol or Pascal?
21) How many programmers don't know Pascal & C?
22) How old is the oldest male programmers?
23) What is the average age of female programmers?
24) Calculate the experience in years for each programmers and display along with the names in
descending order?
25) Who are the programmers who celebrate their birthday during the current month?
26) How many female programmers are there?
27) What are the languages known by the male programmers?
28) What is the Average salary?
29) How many people draw 2000 to 4000?
30) Display the details of those who don't know Clipper, Cobol or Pascal?
31) How many Female programmers knowing C are above 24 years of age?
32) Who are the programmers who will be celebrating their Birthday within a week?
33 Display the details of those with less than a year's experience?
34 Display the details of those who will be completing 2 years of service this year?
35 Calculate the amount to be recovered for those packages whose development cost has not
been recovered?
36)ist the packages which have not been sold so far?
37) Find out the cost of the software developed by Mary?
38) Display the institutes names from the studies table without duplicates?
39) How many different courses are mentioned in the studies table?
40) Display the names of the programmers whose names contain 2 occurrences of the letter A?
41) Display the names of programmers whose names contain unto 5 characters?
42) How many female programmers knowing COBOL have more than 2 years experience?
43) What is the length of the shortest name in the programmer table?
44) What is the average development cost of a package developed in COBOL?
45) Display the name,sex,dob(DD/MM/YY format), doj for all the programmers without using
conversion function?
46) Who are the programmers who were born on the last day of the month?
47) What is the amount paid in salaries of the male programmers who do not know Cobol?
48) Display the title, scost, dcost and difference between scost and dcost in descending order of
difference?
49) Display the name, dob, doj of those month of birth and month of joining are same?
50) Display the names of the packages whose names contain more than 1 word?

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QUERIES - II
1) Display THE NUMBER OF packages developed in EACH language.
2) Display THE NUMBER OF packages developed by EACH person.
3) Display THE NUMBER OF male and female programmer.
4) Display THE COSTLIEST packages and HIGEST selling developed in EACH language.
5) Display THE NUMBER OF people BORN in EACH YEAR.
6) Display THE NUMBER OF people JOINED in EACH YEAR.
7) Display THE NUMBER OF people BORN in EACH MONTH.
8) Display THE NUMBER OF people JOINED in EACH MONTH.
9) Display the language wise COUNTS of prof1.
10) Display the language wise COUNTS of prof2.
11) Display THE NUMBER OF people in EACH salary group.
12) Display THE NUMBER OF people who studied in EACH institute.
13) Display THE NUMBER OF people who studied in EACH course.
14) Display the TOTAL development COST of the packages developed in EACH language.
15) Display the selling cost of the package developed in EACH language.
16) Display the cost of the package developed by EACH programmer.
17) Display the sales values of the package developed in EACH programmer.
18) Display the NUMBER of packages developed by EACH programmer.
19) Display the sales COST of packages developed by EACH programmer language wise.
20) Display EACH programmers name, costliest package and cheapest packages developed by
Him/Her.
21) Display EACH language name with AVERAGE development cost, AVERAGE cost, selling
cost and AVERAGE price per copy.
22) Display EACH institute name with NUMBER of courses, AVERAGE cost per course.
23) Display EACH institute name with NUMBER of students.
24) Display names of male and female programmers.
25) Display the programmer's name and their packages.
26) Display the NUMBER of packages in EACH language.
27) Display the NUMBER of packages in EACH language for which development cost is less than
1000.
28) Display the AVERAGE difference BETWEEN scost and dcost for EACH language.
29) Display the TOTAL scost, dcsot and amount TOBE recovered for EACH programmer for
whose dcost HAS NOT YET BEEN recovered.
30) Display highest, lowest and average salaries for THOSE earning MORE than 2000.
QUERIES - III
1) Who is the highest paid C programmer?
2) Who is the highest paid female cobol programmer?
3) Display the name of the HIGEST paid programmer for EACH language (prof1)
4) Who is the LEAST experienced programmer?
5) Who is the MOST experienced programmer?
6) Which language is known by ONLY ONE programmer?
7) Who is the YONGEST programmer knowing DBASE?
8) Which institute has MOST NUMBER of students?
9) Who is the above programmer?
10) Which female programmer earns MORE than 3000/- but DOES NOT know C, C++, Oracle or
Dbase?

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11) Which is the COSTLIEST course?
12) Which course has been done by MOST of the students?
13) Display name of the institute and course Which has below AVERAGE course fee?
14) Which institute conducts COSTLIEST course?
15) Which course has below AVERAGE number of students?
16) Which institute conducts the above course?
17) Display names of the course WHOSE fees are within 1000(+ or -) of the AVERAGE fee.
18) Which package has the HIGEST development cost?
19) Which package has the LOWEST selling cost?
20) Who developed the package, which has sold the LEAST number of copies?
21) Which language was used to develop the package WHICH has the HIGEST sales amount?
22) How many copies of the package that has the LEAST DIFFRENCE between development
and selling cost were sold?
23) Which is the COSTLIEAST package developed in PASCAL?
24) Which language was used to develop the MOST NUMBER of package?
25) Which programmer has developed the HIGEST NUMBER of package?
26) Who is the author of the COSTLIEST package?
27) Display names of packages WHICH have been sold LESS THAN the AVERAGE number of
copies?
28) Who are the female programmers earning MORE than the HIGEST paid male programmers?
29) Which language has been stated as prof1 by MOST of the programmers?
30) Who are the authors of packages, WHICH have recovered MORE THAN double the
development cost?
31) Display programmer names and CHEAPEST package developed by them in EACH
language?
32) Who is the YOUNGEST male programmer born in 1965?
33) Display language used by EACH programmer to develop the HIGEST selling and LOWEST
selling package.
34) Who is the OLDEST female programmer WHO joined in 1992
35) In WHICH year where the MOST NUMBER of programmer born?
36) In WHICH month did MOST NUMBRER of programmer join?
37) In WHICH language are MOST of the programmer's proficient?
38) Who are the male programmers earning BELOW the AVERAGE salary of female
programmers?
QUERY - IV
1) Display the details of THOSE WHO are drawing the same salary.
2) Display the details of software developed by male programmers earing MORE than 3000.
3) Display details of packages developed in PASCAL by female programmers.
4) Display the details of these programmer WHO joined BEFORE 1990.
5)Display details of software developed in C by female programmers of PRAGATHI.
6) Display NUMBER of packages NUMBER of copies sold and sales value of EACH programmer
Institute-wise.
7) Display details of software developed in DBASE by male programmers WHO belong to the
institute on which MOST NUMBER OF programmers studies.
8) Display the details of the software that was developed by male programmers born BEFORE
1965 and female programmers born AFTER 1975.
9) Display the details of the software that was developed in the language that is NOT the
programmers first proficiency.
10) Display details of software that was developed in the language which is NITHER first NOR
second proficiency of the programmer.
11) Display details of software developed by male students of SABHARI.
12) Display the names of programmers WHO HAVE NOT developed any package.

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13) What is the total cost of the software developed by the programmers by APPLE?
14) Who are the programmers WHO JOINED in the same day?
15) Who are the programmers WHO HAVE THE SAME PROF2?
16) Display the total sales values of software, institutes-wise.
17) In which institutes did the person who developed the COSTLIEST package study?
18) Which language listed in prof1 and prof2 HAS NOT BEEN used to develop any package?
19) How much does the person WHO developed the HIGHEST selling package earn and WHAT
course did he/she undergo?
20) How many months will it take for each programmer to recover the cost of the course
underwent?
21) Which is the COSTLIEST package developed by a person with under 3 years expenence?
22) What is the AVERAGE salary for those WHOSE software's sales value is more than 50,000?
23) How many packages were developed by the students WHO studied in the institute that
Charge the LOWEST course fee?
24) How many packages were developed by the person WHO developed the CHEAPEST
package. Where did he\she study?
25) How many packages were developed by female programmers earning MORE than the
HIGHEST paid male programmer?
26) How many packages were developed by the MOST experienced programmers from BDPS.
27) List the programmers (from software table) and institutes they studied, including those WHO
DIDN'T develop any package.
28) List each profit with the number of programmers having that prof1 and the number of
packages developed in that prof1.
29) List programmer names (from programmer table) and number of packages EACH developed.
30) List all the details of programmers who has done a course at S.S.I.L.
QUERIES - I
1) Find out the SELLING COST AVERAGE for the packages developed in PASCAL?
SELECT AVG(SCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN LIKE 'PASCAL'
Output:
AVG(SCOST)
---------2362.48
2) Display the names and ages of all programmers.
SELECT NAME AS NAME,FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365) AS AGE
FROM PROGRAMMER
OR
SELECT 100 + MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,DOB)/12 FROM PROGRAMMER;
Output:
NAME
AGE
-------- ---------ANAND
34

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ALTAF
36
JAGADESH
30
JULIANA
32
KAMALA
32
MARY
30
NELSON
35
PATRICK
35
QADIR
35
RAMESH
33
REBECCA
33
REMITHA
30
REVATHI
31
VIJAYA
35
3) Display the names and ages of all the programmers.
SELECT NAME
FROM STUDIES
WHERE COURSE LIKE 'DAP'
Output:
NAME
-------NELSON
REVATHI
4) What is the highest numbers of copies sold by a package?
SELECT MAX(SOLD) FROM SOFTWARE
Output:
SOLD
---------114

5) Display the names and date of birth of all the programmer born in JANUARY.
SELECT DOB,NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOB,'MON') LIKE 'JAN'
Output:
DOB
NAME
--------- -------31-JAN-68 JULIANA
01-JAN-67 REBECCA
6) Display lowest course fee.
SELECT MIN(CCOST) FROM STUDIES

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Output:
MIN(CCOST)
---------3500
7) How many programmer has done PGDCA course.
SELECT COUNT(NAME)
FROM STUDIES
WHERE COURSE LIKE 'PGDCA'
Output:
COUNT(NAME)
----------3
8) How much revenue has been earned through sales of packages in C.
SELECT SUM(SOLD*SCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN LIKE 'C'
Output:
SUM(SOLD*SCOST)
--------------113775
9) Display the details of software developed by Ramesh?
SELECT *
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE NAME='RAMESH'
Output:
NAME TITLE
DEV_IN
SCOST
DCOST
-------- -------------------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------RAMESH HOTEL MANAGEMENT DBASE
12000
RAMESH DEAD LEE
PASCAL
99.95
4500

SOLD
35000
73

10) How many programmers studied at SABHARI.

SELECT COUNT(NAME) AS NOPROGRAMMERS
FROM STUDIES
WHERE SPLACE='SABHARI'
Output:
NOPROGRAMMERS
------------4
11) Display the details of PACKAGES whose sales crossed the 20000 mark.
SELECT *
FROM SOFTWARE

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WHERE (SOLD*SCOST)>20000
Output:
NAME TITLE
DEV_IN
SCOST
DCOST
SOLD
-------- -------------------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------ANAND VIDEO TITLING PACK PASCAL
7500
16000
9
JAGADESH SHARES MANAGEMENT ORACLE
3000
12000
14
KAMALA PAYROLL PACKAGE
DBASE
9000
20000
7
MARY FINANCILA ACC S/W ORACLE
18000
85000
4
MARY CODE GENERATOR
C
4500
20000
23
MARY READ ME
C++
300
1200
84
QADIR BOMBS AWAY
ASSEMBLY 499.95
530
114
QADIR VACCINES
C
1900
3400
21
RAMESH HOTEL MANAGEMENT DBASE
12000
35000
4
REMITHA PC UTILITIES
C
725
5000
51
REVATHI QUIZ MASTER
BASIC
3200
2100
15
12) Find out the number of copies which should be sold in order to recover the development cost
of each package.
SELECT ROUND(DCOST/SCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SCOST*SOLD<DCOST
Output:
ROUND(DCOST/SCOST)
-----------------1
5
68
13) What is the price of the costliest software developed in BASIC?
SELECT MAX(SCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN LIKE 'BASIC'
Output:
MAX(SCOST)
---------3200

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14) Display the details of packages for which development cost has been recovered.
SELECT *
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE (SOLD*SCOST)>DCOST
Output:
NAME TITLE
DEV_IN
SCOST
DCOST
SOLD
-------- -------------------- -------- ---------- ---------- ---------ANAND PARACHUTES
BASIC
399.95
6000
43
ANAND VIDEO TITLING PACK PASCAL
7500
16000
9
JAGADESH SERIAL LINK UTILITY JAVA
800
7500
10
JAGADESH SHARES MANAGEMENT ORACLE
3000
12000
14
KAMALA PAYROLL PACKAGE
DBASE
9000
20000
7
MARY CODE GENERATOR
C
4500
20000
23
MARY READ ME
C++
300
1200
84
PATRICK GRAPHIC EDITOR
PASCAL
750
5000
11
QADIR BOMBS AWAY
ASSEMBLY 499.95
530
114
QADIR VACCINES
C
1900
3400
21
RAMESH HOTEL MANAGEMENT DBASE
12000
35000
4
RAMESH DEAD LEE
PASCAL
99.95
4500
73
REMITHA PC UTILITIES
C
725
5000
51
REMITHA TSR HELP PACKAGE ASSEMBLY
2500
6000
6
REVATHI QUIZ MASTER
BASIC
3200
2100
15
VIJAYA ISK EDITOR
C
900
700
6
15) How many packages were developed in dbase?
SELECT COUNT(TITLE) AS TOTAL
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN='DBASE'
Output:
TOTAL
---------2
16) How many programmers studies at paragathi?
SELECT COUNT(NAME)
FROM STUDIES
WHERE SPLACE='PRAGATHI'
Output:
COUNT(NAME)
----------3
17) How many programmers paid 5000 to 10000 for their course?
SELECT COUNT(NAME) AS NOOFPROGRAMMERS
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST>=5000

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AND CCOST<=10000
Output:
NOOFPROGRAMMERS
--------------6

18) What is the average course fee?

SELECT AVG(CCOST) AS AVERAGECOST
FROM STUDIES
Output:
AVERAGE_COST
-----------10471.429
19) Display the details of programmers knowing c?
SELECT *
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1='C' OR PROF2='C'
Output:
NAME DOB
DOJ
S PROF1 PROF2
SALARY
-------- --------- --------- - -------- -------- ---------KAMALA 30-OCT-68 02-JAN-92 F C
DBASE
2900
QADIR 31-AUG-65 21-APR-93 M ASSEMBLY C
3000
REMITHA 19-APR-70 20-APR-93 F C
ASSEMBLY
3600
VIJAYA 14-DEC-65 02-MAY-92 F FOXPRO C
3500
20) How many programmers know either Cobol or Pascal?
SELECT COUNT(NAME) AS PROGRAMMERS
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1='COBOL'
OR PROF1='PASCAL'
OR PROF2='COBOL'
OR PROF2='PASCAL'
Output:
PROGRAMMERS
----------8
21) How many programmers don't know Pascal & C?
SELECT COUNT(NAME) AS PROGRAMMER

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FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1!='C'
AND PROF1!='PASCAL'
AND PROF2!='C'
AND PROF2!='PASCAL'
Output:
PROGRAMMER
---------6
22) How old is the oldest male programmers?
SELECT MAX(FLOOR((SYSDATE - DOB)/365)) AS OLDESTMALEPROGRAMMERAGE
FROM PROGRAMMER
Output:
OLDESTMALEPROGRAMMERAGE
----------------------36

23) What is the average age of female programmers?

SELECT FLOOR(AVG(FLOOR((SYSDATE - DOB)/365))) AS AVERAGEFEMALEAGE
FROM PROGRAMMER
Output:
AVERAGEFEMALEAGE
---------------32
24) Calculate the experience in years for each programmers and display along with the names in
descending order?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME,FLOOR((SYSDATE - DOJ)/365) AS EXPERIENCE
FROM PROGRAMMER
ORDER BY NAME DESC
Output:
PR_NAME EXPERIENCE
-------- ---------VIJAYA
8
REVATHI
9
REMITHA
7
REBECCA
10
RAMESH
10
QADIR
7
PATRICK
10
NELSON
11
MARY
10
KAMALA
9

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JULIANA
JAGADISH
ANAND
ALTAF

10
6
8
10

25) Who are the programmers who celebrate their birthday during the current month?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOB,'MM')=TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'MM')
Output:
NAME
-------ANAND
REMITHA
26) How many female programmers are there?
SELECT COUNT(NAME) AS NOFPROG
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX='F'
Output:
NO_OF_FEMALE_PROGRAMMERS
-----------------------7

27) What are the languages known by the male programmers?

SELECT DISTINCT PROF1 AS LANGUAGES
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX='M'
UNION
SELECT DISTINCT PROF2 AS LANGUAGES
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX='M'
Output:
LANGUAGE
-------ASSEMBLY
BASIC
C
CLIPPER
COBOL
DBASE
JAVA
ORACLE
PASCAL

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28) What is the Average salary?
SELECT AVG(SALARY) AS AVGSAL
FROM PROGRAMMER
Output:
AVERAGE_SALARY
-------------3235.7143
29) How many people draw 2000 to 4000?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SALARY>= 2000
OR SALARY <=4000
Output:
NAME
-------ANAND
ALTAF
JULIANA
KAMALA
NELSON
PATRICK
QADIR
RAMESH
REBECCA
REMITHA
REVATHI
VIJAYA

30) Display the details of those who don't know Clipper, Cobol or Pascal?
SELECT *
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1 NOT IN ('CLIPPER','COBOL','PASCAL')
AND PROF2 NOT IN ('CLIPPER','COBOL','PASCAL')
Output:
NAME DOB
DOJ
S PROF1 PROF2
SALARY
-------- --------- --------- - -------- -------- ---------JAGADESH 06-OCT-70 04-OCT-94 M ORACLE JAVA
4100
KAMALA 30-OCT-68 02-JAN-92 F C
DBASE
2900
MARY 24-JUN-70 01-FEB-91 F C++
ORACLE
4500

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QADIR 31-AUG-65 21-APR-93 M ASSEMBLY C
3000
REMITHA 19-APR-70 20-APR-93 F C
ASSEMBLY
3600
VIJAYA 14-DEC-65 02-MAY-92 F FOXPRO C
3500
31) How many Female programmers knowing C are above 24 years of age?
SELECT COUNT(NAME) AS NOOFFPRG
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX='F'
AND (PROF1='C' OR PROF2='C')
AND ((SYSDATE-DOB)/365) > 24
Output:
NOOFFPRG
---------3
32) Who are the programmers who will be celebrating their Birthday within a week?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOB,'WW') LIKE TO_CHAR(SYSDATE,'WW')
OR
select * from programmer where
to_char(dob,'dd') between to_char(sysdate,'dd') and
to_char(next_day(sysdate,(to_char(sysdate,'day'))),'dd') and
to_char(dob,'mon') between to_char(sysdate,'mon') and
to_char(next_day(sysdate,(to_char(sysdate,'day'))),'mon')
Output:
no rows selected
33 Display the details of those with less than a year's experience?
SELECT *
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE - DOJ)/365)<1
Output:
NAME DOB
DOJ
S PROF1 PROF2 SALARY
-------- --------- --------- - -------- -------- -------ANAND 21-APR-66 21-APR-92 M PASCAL BASIC 3200
ALTAF 02-JUL-64 13-NOV-90 M CLIPPER COBOL 2800
JAGADISH 06-OCT-70 04-OCT-94 M ORACLE JAVA 4100
JULIANA 31-JAN-68 21-APR-90 F COBOL DBASE 3000
KAMALA 30-OCT-68 02-JAN-92 F C
DBASE 2900
MARY 24-JUN-70 01-FEB-91 F C++
ORACLE 4500
NELSON 11-SEP-65 11-OCT-89 M COBOL DBASE 2500
PATRICK 19-NOV-65 21-APR-90 M PASCAL CLIPPER 2800
QADIR 31-AUG-65 21-APR-93 M ASSEMBLY C
3000
RAMESH 03-MAY-67 28-FEB-91 M PASCAL DBASE 3200
REBECCA 01-JAN-67 01-DEC-90 F BASIC COBOL 2500
REMITHA 19-APR-70 20-APR-93 F C
ASSEMBLY 3600

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REVATHI 02-DEC-69 02-JAN-92 F PASCAL BASIC 3700
VIJAYA 14-DEC-65 02-MAY-92 F FOXPRO C
3500
14 rows selected.

34 Display the details of those who will be completing 2 years of service this year?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME
FROM PROGRAMMER WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365)=2;
OR
select * from programmer where
(to_number(to_char(sysdate,'yyyy'))-to_number(to_char(doj,'yyyy')))=2;
OR
SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER WHERE
(100 + MONTHS_BETWEEN('31-DEC-00',DOJ)/12)>=2 AND
(100 + MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,DOJ)/12) != 2;
Output:
no rows selected
35 Calculate the amount to be recovered for those packages whose development cost has not
been recovered?
SELECT (DCOST-(SCOST*SOLD)),TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE (SCOST*SOLD)<DCOST
Output:
(DCOST-(SCOST*SOLD)) TITLE
-------------------- -------------------3500 INVENTORY CONTROL
13000 FINANCILA ACC S/W
72800 HOTEL MANAGEMENT
36)ist the packages which have not been sold so far?
SELECT TITLE AS SOFTNAME
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD=0
Output:
SOFTNAME
-------------------INVENTORY CONTROL
37) Find out the cost of the software developed by Mary?
SELECT TITLE AS SOFTNAME,SCOST AS SOFTCOST
FROM SOFTWARE

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WHERE NAME='MARY'
Output:
SOFTNAME
SOFTCOST
-------------------- ---------FINANCILA ACC S/W
18000
CODE GENERATOR
4500
READ ME
300
38) Display the institutes names from the studies table without duplicates?
SELECT DISTINCT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
Output:
SPLACE
--------APPLE
BDPS
BITS
BRILLIANT
CCIT
PRAGATHI
S.S.I.L
SABHARI

39) How many different courses are mentioned in the studies table?
SELECT DISTINCT COURSE AS COURSES
FROM STUDIES
Output:
COURS
----DAP
DCA
DCA/P
DCAP
DCP
DCS
HDCP
PGDCA
40) Display the names of the programmers whose names contain 2 occurrences of the letter A?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE NAME LIKE '%A%A%'
Output:
NAME
-------ANAND

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ALTAF
JAGADESH
JULIANA
KAMALA
VIJAYA
41) Display the names of programmers whose names contain unto 5 characters?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE LENGTH(NAME)=5
Output:
NAME
-------ANAND
ALTAF
QADIR
42) How many female programmers knowing COBOL have more than 2 years experience?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365)>2
AND SEX='F'
AND (PROF1='COBOL' OR PROF2='COBOL')
Output:
PRNAME
-------JULIANA
REBECCA

43) What is the length of the shortest name in the programmer table?
SELECT MIN(LENGTH(NAME)) AS SHORTNAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
Output:
SHORTNAME
---------4
44) What is the average development cost of a package developed in COBOL?
SELECT AVG(DCOST) AS AVGCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN='COBOL'
Output:
AVGCOST

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---------3500
45) Display the name,sex,dob(DD/MM/YY format), doj for all the programmers without using
conversion function?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME, SEX AS SEX, SUBSTR(DOB,1,2)||'/'||SUBSTR(DOB,4,3)||'/'||
SUBSTR(DOB,8,2) AS DATEOFBIRTH, SUBSTR(DOJ,1,2)||'/'||SUBSTR(DOJ,4,3)||'/'||
SUBSTR(DOJ,8,2) AS DATEOFJOIN FROM PROGRAMMER

Output:
PRNAME S DATEOFBIR DATEOFJOI
-------- - --------- --------ANAND M 21/APR/66 21/APR/92
ALTAF M 02/JUL/64 13/NOV/90
JAGADESH M 06/OCT/70 04/OCT/94
JULIANA F 31/JAN/68 21/APR/90
KAMALA F 30/OCT/68 02/JAN/92
MARY F 24/JUN/70 01/FEB/91
NELSON M 11/SEP/65 11/OCT/89
PATRICK M 19/NOV/65 21/APR/90
QADIR M 31/AUG/65 21/APR/93
RAMESH M 03/MAY/67 28/FEB/91
REBECCA F 01/JAN/67 01/DEC/90
REMITHA F 19/APR/70 20/APR/93
REVATHI F 02/DEC/69 02/JAN/92
VIJAYA F 14/DEC/65 02/MAY/92
46) Who are the programmers who were born on the last day of the month?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE LAST_DAY(DOB) LIKE DOB
Output:
PRNAME
-------JULIANA
QADIR

47) What is the amount paid in salaries of the male programmers who do not know Cobol?
SELECT SALARY AS SALOFPR
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX='M'
AND (PROF1!='COBOL'
OR PROF2!='COBOL)

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Output:
SALOFPR
---------3200
2800
4100
2500
2800
3000
3200
48) Display the title, scost, dcost and difference between scost and dcost in descending order of
difference?
SELECT TITLE AS SOFTNAME,SCOST AS SOFTCOST,DCOST AS DEVCOST,DCOST SCOST DIFF FROM SOFTWARE
ORDER BY 4 DESC
Output:
SOFTNAME
SOFTCOST DEVCOST
DIFF
-------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------HOTEL MANAGEMENT
1100
75000
73900
FINANCILA ACC S/W
18000
85000
67000
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
12000
35000
23000
CODE GENERATOR
4500
20000
15500
PAYROLL PACKAGE
9000
20000
11000
SHARES MANAGEMENT
3000
12000
9000
VIDEO TITLING PACK
7500
16000
8500
SERIAL LINK UTILITY
800
7500
6700
PARACHUTES
399.95
6000 5600.05
DEAD LEE
99.95
4500 4400.05
PC UTILITIES
725
5000
4275
GRAPHIC EDITOR
750
5000
4250
TSR HELP PACKAGE
2500
6000
3500
VACCINES
1900
3400
1500
READ ME
300
1200
900
INVENTORY CONTROL
3000
3500
500
BOMBS AWAY
499.95
530
30.05
ISK EDITOR
900
700
-200
QUIZ MASTER
3200
2100
-1100
49) Display the name, dob, doj of those month of birth and month of joining are same?
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOB,'MM')=TO_CHAR(DOJ,'MM')
Output:
PRNAME
-------ANAND
JAGADESH
REMITHA

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50) Display the names of the packages whose names contain more than 1 word?
SELECT TITLE AS PACKAGES
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE TITLE LIKE '% %'
Output:
PACKAGES
-------------------VIDEO TITLING PACK
SERIAL LINK UTILITY
SHARES MANAGEMENT
INVENTORY CONTROL
PAYROLL PACKAGE
FINANCILA ACC S/W
CODE GENERATOR
READ ME
GRAPHIC EDITOR
BOMBS AWAY
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
DEAD LEE
PC UTILITIES
TSR HELP PACKAGE
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
QUIZ MASTER
ISK EDITOR

QUERIES - II
1) Display THE NUMBER OF packages developed in EACH language.
SELECT DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE,COUNT(TITLE) AS NOOFPACK
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
LANGUAGE NOOFPACK
-------- ---------ASSEMBLY
2
BASIC
2
C
4
C++
1
COBOL
1
DBASE
2
JAVA
1
ORACLE
2
PASCAL
4

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2) Display THE NUMBER OF packages developed by EACH person.
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME,COUNT(TITLE)AS NOOFPACK
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
Output:
PRNAME NOOFPACK
-------- ---------ANAND
2
JAGADESH
2
JULIANA
1
KAMALA
1
MARY
3
PATRICK
1
QADIR
2
RAMESH
2
REMITHA
2
REVATHI
2
VIJAYA
1
3) Display THE NUMBER OF male and female programmer.
SELECT SEX,COUNT(NAME) AS NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY SEX
Output:
S
NAME
- --------F
7
M
7

4) Display THE COSTLIEST packages and HIGEST selling developed in EACH language.
SELECT DEV_IN AS LANGAUGE,MAX(SCOST) AS COSTPACK,MAX(SOLD) AS HIGHPACK
SFROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
LANGAUGE COSTPACK HIGHPACK
-------- ---------- ---------ASSEMBLY
2500
114
BASIC
3200
43
C
4500
51
C++
300
84

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COBOL
DBASE
JAVA
ORACLE
PASCAL

3000
0
12000
7
800
10
18000
14
7500
73

5) Display THE NUMBER OF people BORN in EACH YEAR.

SELECT TO_CHAR(DOB,'YY') AS YEAR,COUNT(NAME) AS PRNO
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY TO_CHAR(DOB,'YY')
Output:
YE
PRNO
-- ---------64
1
65
4
66
1
67
2
68
2
69
1
70
3
6) Display THE NUMBER OF people JOINED in EACH YEAR.
SELECT TO_CHAR(DOJ,'YY') AS YEAR,COUNT(NAME) AS PRNO
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY TO_CHAR(DOJ,'YY')
Output:
YE
PRNO
-- ---------89
1
90
4
91
2
92
4
93
2
94
1

7) Display THE NUMBER OF people BORN in EACH MONTH.

SELECT SUBSTR(DOB,4,3) AS MONTHOFBIRTH,COUNT(NAME) AS PRNO FROM
PROGRAMMER

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GROUP BY SUBSTR(DOB,4,3)
Output:
MON
PRNO
--- ---------APR
2
AUG
1
DEC
2
JAN
2
JUL
1
JUN
1
MAY
1
NOV
1
OCT
2
SEP
1
8) Display THE NUMBER OF people JOINED in EACH MONTH.
SELECT SUBSTR(DOJ,4,3) AS MONTHOFJOIN,COUNT(NAME) AS PRNO
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY SUBSTR(DOJ,4,3)
Output:
MON
PRNO
--- ---------APR
5
DEC
1
FEB
2
JAN
2
MAY
1
NOV
1
OCT
2
9) Display the language wise COUNTS of prof1.
SELECT PROF1 AS LANGUAGE, COUNT(PROF1) AS PROF1COUNT
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
Output:
LANGUAGE PROF1COUNT
-------- ---------Assembly
1
Basic
1
C
2
C++
1
Clipper
1
Cobol
2
Foxpro
1
Oracle
1
Pascal
4

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10) Display the language wise COUNTS of prof2.

SELECT PROF2 AS LANGUAGE, COUNT(PROF2) AS PROF2COUNT
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
Output:
LANGUAGE PROF2COUNT
-------- ---------Assembly
1
Basic
2
C
2
Clipper
1
Cobol
2
Dbase
4
Java
1
Oracle
1
11) Display THE NUMBER OF people in EACH salary group.
SELECT SALARY,COUNT(NAME) AS PEOPLE
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY SALARY
Output:
SALARY PEOPLE
---------- ---------2500
2
2800
2
2900
1
3000
2
3200
2
3500
1
3600
1
3700
1
4100
1
4500
1
12) Display THE NUMBER OF people who studied in EACH institute.
SELECT SPLACE AS INSTITUTE,COUNT(NAME) AS PEOPLE
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY SPLACE
Output:
INSTITUTE PEOPLE
--------- ---------APPLE
1
BDPS
2

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BITS
BRILLIANT
CCIT
PRAGATHI
S.S.I.L
SABHARI

1
1
1
3
1
4

13) Display THE NUMBER OF people who studied in EACH course.

SELECT COURSE AS STUDY,COUNT(NAME) AS PEOPLE
FROM STUDIES GROUP BY COURSE
Output:
STUDY PEOPLE
----- ---------DAP
2
DCA
4
DCA/P
1
DCAP
1
DCP
1
DCS
1
HDCP
1
PGDCA
3
14) Display the TOTAL development COST of the packages developed in EACH language.
SELECT DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE,SUM(DCOST) AS TOTCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
LANGUAGE TOTCOST
-------- ---------ASSEMBLY
6530
BASIC
8100
C
29100
C++
1200
COBOL
3500
DBASE
55000
JAVA
7500
ORACLE
97000
PASCAL
100500
15) Display the selling cost of the package developed in EACH language.
SELECT DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE,SUM(SCOST) AS SELLCOST
FROM SOFTWARE

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GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
LANGUAGE SELLCOST
-------- ---------ASSEMBLY 2999.95
BASIC
3599.95
C
8025
C++
300
COBOL
3000
DBASE
21000
JAVA
800
ORACLE
21000
PASCAL
9449.95

16) Display the cost of the package developed by EACH programmer.

SELECT NAME AS PRNAME,SUM(DCOST) AS TOTCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
Output:
PRNAME
TOTCOST
-------- ---------ANAND
22000
JAGADESH
19500
JULIANA
3500
KAMALA
20000
MARY
106200
PATRICK
5000
QADIR
3930
RAMESH
39500
REMITHA
11000
REVATHI
77100
VIJAYA
700
17) Display the sales values of the package developed in EACH programmer.
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME, SUM(SCOST*SOLD) AS SALESVAL
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
Output:
PRNAME SALESVAL
-------- ---------ANAND
84697.85

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JAGADESH
50000
JULIANA
0
KAMALA
63000
MARY
200700
PATRICK
8250
QADIR
96894.3
RAMESH 55296.35
REMITHA
51975
REVATHI
50200
GOPAL
5400
18) Display the NUMBER of packages developed by EACH programmer.
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME,COUNT(TITLE) AS TOTPACK
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
Output:
PRNAME
TOTPACK
-------- ---------ANAND
2
JAGADESH
2
JULIANA
1
KAMALA
1
MARY
3
GOPAL
1
NIHAR
2
RAMESH
2
REMITHA
2
REVATHI
2
VIJAYA
1

19) Display the sales COST of packages developed by EACH programmer language wise.
SELECT SUM(SCOST) AS SELLCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
SELLCOST
---------2999.95
3599.95
8025
300
3000
21000
800
21000
9449.92

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20) Display EACH programmers name, costliest package and cheapest packages developed by
Him/Her.
SELECT NAME PRNAME,MIN(DCOST) CHEAPEST,MAX(DCOST) COSTLIEST
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
Output:
PRNAME CHEAPEST COSTLIEST
-------- ---------- ---------ANAND
6000
16000
JAGADESH
7500
12000
JULIANA
3500
3500
KAMALA
20000
20000
MARY
1200
85000
PATRICK
5000
5000
QADIR
530
3400
RAMESH
4500
35000
REMITHA
5000
6000
REVATHI
2100
75000
VIJAYA
700
700
21) Display EACH language name with AVERAGE development cost, AVERAGE cost, selling
cost and AVERAGE price per copy.
SELECT DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE,AVG(DCOST) AS AVGDEVCOST,AVG(SCOST) AS
AVGSELLCOST,AVG(SCOST) AS PRICEPERCPY
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
LANGUAGE AVGDEVCOST AVGSELLCOST PRICEPERCPY
-------- ---------- ----------- ----------ASSEMBLY
3265 1499.975 1499.975
BASIC
4050 1799.975 1799.975
C
7275 2006.25 2006.25
C++
1200
300
300
COBOL
3500
3000
3000
DBASE
27500
10500
10500
JAVA
7500
800
800
ORACLE
48500
10500
10500
PASCAL
25125 2362.4875 2362.4875

22) Display EACH institute name with NUMBER of courses, AVERAGE cost per course.
SELECT SPLACE AS INSTITUTE,COUNT(COURSE) AS NOOFCOURS,AVG(CCOST) AS
AVGCOSTPERCOUR
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY SPLACE
Output:

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INSTITUTE NOOFCOURS AVGCOSTPERCOUR
--------- ---------- -------------APPLE
1
14000
BDPS
2
27000
BITS
1
22000
BRILLIANT
1
11000
CCIT
1
7200
PRAGATHI
3 5466.66667
S.S.I.L
1
3500
SABHARI
4
4625
23) Display EACH institute name with NUMBER of students.
SELECT SPLACE AS INSTITUTE,COUNT(NAME) AS NOOFSTUD
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY SPLACE
Output:
INSTITUTE NOOFSTUD
--------- ---------APPLE
1
BDPS
2
BITS
1
BRILLIANT
1
CCIT
1
PRAGATHI
3
S.S.I.L
1
SABHARI
4
24) Display names of male and female programmers.
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME,SEX AS SEX
FROM PROGRAMMER
ORDER BY SEX
Output:
PRNAME S
-------- JULIANA F
KAMALA F
MARY F
REMITHA F
VIJAYA F
REVATHI F
REBECCA F
ANAND M
PATRICK M
RAMESH M
QADIR M
NELSON M
ALTAF M
JAGADESH M

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25) Display the programmer's name and their packages.
SELECT NAME AS PRNAME,TITLE AS PACKAGE
FROM SOFTWARE
ORDER BY NAME
Output:
PRNAME PACKAGE
-------- -------------------ANAND PARACHUTES
ANAND VIDEO TITLING PACK
JAGADESH SERIAL LINK UTILITY
JAGADESH SHARES MANAGEMENT
JULIANA INVENTORY CONTROL
KAMALA PAYROLL PACKAGE
MARY FINANCILA ACC S/W
MARY CODE GENERATOR
MARY READ ME
PATRICK GRAPHIC EDITOR
QADIR BOMBS AWAY
QADIR VACCINES
RAMESH HOTEL MANAGEMENT
RAMESH DEAD LEE
REMITHA PC UTILITIES
REMITHA TSR HELP PACKAGE
REVATHI HOTEL MANAGEMENT
REVATHI QUIZ MASTER
VIJAYA ISK EDITOR
26) Display the NUMBER of packages in EACH language.
SELECT COUNT(TITLE) AS NOOFPACK,DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
NOOFPACK LANGUAGE
---------- -------2 ASSEMBLY
2 BASIC
4C
1 C++
1 COBOL
2 DBASE
1 JAVA
2 ORACLE
4 PASCAL
27) Display the NUMBER of packages in EACH language for which development cost is less than
1000.
SELECT COUNT(TITLE) AS NOOFPACK,DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE
FROM SOFTWARE

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WHERE DCOST<1000 GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
NOOFPACK LANGUAGE
---------- -------1 ASSEMBLY
1C

28) Display the AVERAGE difference BETWEEN scost and dcost for EACH language.
SELECT DEV_IN AS LANGUAGE,AVG(DCOST - SCOST) AS DIFF
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
Output:
AVG(DCOST-SCOST)
---------------1765.025
2250.025
5268.75
900
500
17000
6700
38000
22762.52
29) Display the TOTAL scost, dcsot and amount TOBE recovered for EACH programmer for
whose dcost HAS NOT YET BEEN recovered.
SELECT SUM(SCOST), SUM(DCOST), SUM(DCOST-(SOLD*SCOST))
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME
HAVING SUM(DCOST)>SUM(SOLD*SCOST)
Output:
SUM(SCOST) SUM(DCOST) SUM(DCOST-(SOLD*SCOST))
---------- ---------- ----------------------3000
3500
3500
4300
77100
26900
30) Display highest, lowest and average salaries for THOSE earning MORE than 2000.
SELECT MAX(SALARY), MIN(SALARY), AVG(SALARY)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SALARY > 2000
Output:
MAX(SALARY) MIN(SALARY) AVG(SALARY)
----------- ----------- -----------

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4500

2500 3235.7143

QUERIES - III
1) Who is the highest paid C programmer?
SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SALARY=(SELECT MAX(SALARY)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1 LIKE 'C' OR PROF2 LIKE 'C')
Output:
NAME DOB
DOJ
S PROF1 PROF2
SALARY
-------- --------- --------- - -------- -------- --------REMITHA 19-APR-70 20-APR-93 F C
ASSEMBLY
3600
2) Who is the highest paid female cobol programmer?
SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SALARY=(SELECT MAX(SALARY)
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE (PROF1 LIKE 'COBOL' OR PROF2 LIKE 'COBOL'))
AND SEX LIKE 'F'
Output:
NAME DOB
DOJ
S PROF1 PROF2
SALARY
-------- --------- --------- - -------- -------- --------JULIANA 31-JAN-68 21-APR-90 F COBOL DBASE
3000
3) Display the name of the HIGEST paid programmer for EACH language (prof1)
SELECT DISTINCT NAME, SALARY, PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE (SALARY,PROF1) IN (SELECT MAX(SALARY),PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1)
Output:
NAME
SALARY PROF1
-------- --------- -------REBECCA
2500 BASIC
ALTAF
2800 CLIPPER
DADIR
3000 ASSEMBLY
JULIANA
3000 COBOL
VIJAYA
3500 FOXPRO
REMITHA
3600 C
REVATHI
3700 PASCAL
JAGADESH
4100 ORACLE
MARY
4500 C++
4) Who is the LEAST experienced programmer?
SELECT FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) EXP,NAME

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FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) = (SELECT MIN(FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365))
FROM PROGRAMMER)
Output:
EXP NAME
--------- -------5 JAGADESH

5) Who is the MOST experienced programmer?

SELECT FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) EXP,NAME,PROF1,PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365) = (SELECT MAX(FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOJ)/365))
FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND (PROF1 LIKE 'COBOL' OR PROF2 LIKE 'COBOL')
Output:
EXP NAME PROF1 PROF2
--------- -------- -------- -------10 NELSON COBOL DBASE
6) Which language is known by ONLY ONE programmer?
SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 NOT IN
(SELECT PROF2 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF1)=1
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING PROF2 NOT IN
(SELECT PROF1 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF2)=1;
Output:
PROF1
-------C++
Foxpro
Java
7) Who is the YONGEST programmer knowing DBASE?
SELECT FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365) AGE, NAME, PROF1, PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365) = (SELECT MIN(FLOOR((SYSDATE-DOB)/365))
FROM PROGRAMMER

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WHERE PROF1 LIKE 'DBASE' OR PROF2 LIKE 'DBASE')
Output:
AGE NAME PROF1 PROF2
---- -------- -------- -------31 JULIANA COBOL DBASE
31 KAMALA C
DBASE
8) Which institute has MOST NUMBER of students?
SELECT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY SPLACE
HAVING COUNT(SPLACE)= (SELECT MAX(COUNT(SPLACE))
FROM STUDIES GROUP BY SPLACE)
Output:
SPLACE
--------SABHARI

9) Who is the above programmer?

SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF1 IN (SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 NOT IN (SELECT PROF2 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF1)=1
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING PROF2 NOT IN (SELECT PROF1 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF2)=1))
UNION
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE PROF2 IN (SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 NOT IN (SELECT PROF2 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF1)=1
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING PROF2 NOT IN (SELECT PROF1 FROM PROGRAMMER)
AND COUNT(PROF2)=1))
Output:
NAME

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-------JAGADESH
MARY
VIJAYA
10) Which female programmer earns MORE than 3000/- but DOES NOT know C, C++, Oracle or
Dbase?
SELECT * FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE 'F'
AND SALARY >3000
AND (PROF1 NOT IN('C','C++','ORACLE','DBASE')
OR PROF2 NOT IN('C','C++','ORACLE','DBASE'))
Output:
NAME DOB
DOJ
S PROF1 PROF2
SALARY
-------- --------- --------- - -------- -------- --------REMITHA 19-APR-70 20-APR-93 F C
ASSEMBLY
3600
REVATHI 02-DEC-69 12-JAN-92 F PASCAL BASIC
3700
VIJAYA 14-DEC-65 12-MAY-92 F FOXPRO C
3500
11) Which is the COSTLIEST course?
SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST = (SELECT MAX(CCOST) FROM STUDIES)
Output:
COURS
----DCA

12) Which course has been done by MOST of the students?

SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE
HAVING COUNT(COURSE)= (SELECT MAX(COUNT(COURSE))
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE)
Output:
COURS
----DCA
13) Display name of the institute and course Which has below AVERAGE course fee?
SELECT SPLACE,COURSE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST < (SELECT AVG(CCOST) FROM STUDIES)

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Output:
SPLACE COURS
--------- ----SABHARI PGDCA
SABHARI PGDCA
CCIT
DCA
S.S.I.L. DCA
PRAGATHI DCP
SABHARI PGDCA
PRAGATHI DAP
PRAGATHI DCAP
SABHARI PGDCA
BDPS
DCS
SABHARI DAP
14) Which institute conducts COSTLIEST course?
SELECT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST = (SELECT MAX(CCOST) FROM STUDIES)
Output:
SPLACE
--------BDPS
15) Which course has below AVERAGE number of students?
SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
HAVING COUNT(NAME)<(SELECT AVG(COUNT(NAME))
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE)
GROUP BY COURSE;
Output:
COURS
----DCA/P
DCAP
DCP
DCS
HDCP

16) Which institute conducts the above course?

SELECT SPLACE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE COURSE IN (SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
HAVING COUNT(NAME) < (SELECT AVG(COUNT(NAME))
FROM STUDIES
GROUP BY COURSE)

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GROUP BY COURSE);
Output:
SPLACE
--------BRILLIANT
PRAGATHI
PRAGATHI
BDPS
APPLE
17) Display names of the course WHOSE fees are within 1000(+ or -) of the AVERAGE fee.
SELECT COURSE
FROM STUDIES
WHERE CCOST < (SELECT AVG(CCOST)+1000 FROM STUDIES)
AND CCOST > (SELECT AVG(CCOST)-1000 FROM STUDIES)
Output:
COURS
----DCA/P
18) Which package has the HIGEST development cost?
SELECT TITLE,DCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST = (SELECT MAX(DCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
TITLE
DCOST
-------------------- --------FINANCILA ACC S/W
85000
19) Which package has the LOWEST selling cost?
SELECT TITLE,SCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SCOST = (SELECT MIN(SCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
TITLE
SCOST
-------------------- --------DEAD LEE
99.92
20) Who developed the package, which has sold the LEAST number of copies?
SELECT NAME,SOLD
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD = (SELECT MIN(SOLD) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
NAME
SOLD
-------- ---------

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JULIANA

21) Which language was used to develop the package WHICH has the HIGEST sales amount?
SELECT DEV_IN,SCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SCOST = (SELECT MAX(SCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
DEV_IN
SCOST
-------- --------ORACLE
18000
22) How many copies of the package that has the LEAST DIFFRENCE between development
and selling cost were sold?
SELECT SOLD,TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE TITLE = (SELECT TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE (DCOST-SCOST)=(SELECT MIN(DCOST-SCOST) FROM SOFTWARE))
Output:
SOLD TITLE
---- -------------------15 QUIZ MASTER
23) Which is the COSTLIEAST package developed in PASCAL?
SELECT TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST = (SELECT MAX(DCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DEV_IN LIKE 'PASCAL')
Output:
TITLE
-------------------HOTEL MANAGEMENT
24) Which language was used to develop the MOST NUMBER of package?
SELECT DEV_IN FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN
HAVING MAX(DEV_IN) = (SELECT MAX(DEV_IN) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
DEV_IN
-------PASCAL
25) Which programmer has developed the HIGEST NUMBER of package?
SELECT NAME FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME

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HAVING MAX(NAME) = (SELECT MAX(NAME) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
NAME
-------VIJAYA

26) Who is the author of the COSTLIEST package?

SELECT NAME,DCOST
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST = (SELECT MAX(DCOST) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
NAME
DCOST
-------- --------MARY
85000
27) Display names of packages WHICH have been sold LESS THAN the AVERAGE number of
copies?
SELECT TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD < (SELECT AVG(SOLD) FROM SOFTWARE)
Output:
TITLE
-------------------VIDEO TITLING PACK
SERIAL LINK UTILITY
SHARES MANAGMENT
INVENTORY CONTROL
PAYROLL PACKAGE
FINANCILA ACC S/W
CODE GENERATOR
GRAPHIC EDITOR
VACCINES
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
TSR HELP PACKAGE
HOTEL MANAGEMENT
QUIZ MASTER
ISK EDITOR
28) Who are the female programmers earning MORE than the HIGEST paid male programmers?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE 'F'
AND SALARY > (SELECT(MAX(SALARY))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE 'M')

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Output:
NAME
-------MARY
29) Which language has been stated as prof1 by MOST of the programmers?
SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING PROF1 = (SELECT MAX(PROF1)
FROM PROGRAMMER)
Output:
PROF1
-------PASCAL

30) Who are the authors of packages, WHICH have recovered MORE THAN double the
development cost?
SELECT NAME distinct
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD*SCOST > 2*DCOST
Output:
NAME
-------ANAND
JAGDESH
KAMALA
MARY
QADIR
REMITHA
REVATHI
VIJAYA
31) Display programmer names and CHEAPEST package developed by them in EACH
language?
SELECT NAME,TITLE
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE DCOST IN (SELECT MIN(DCOST)
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY DEV_IN)
Output:
NAME TITLE
-------- -------------------QADIR BOMBOS AWAY
VIJAYA ISK EDITOR

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MARY READ ME
REVATHI QUIZ MASTER
JULIANA INVENTORY CONTROL
RAMESH DEAD LEE
JAGADESH SERIAL LINK UTILITY
JAGDESH SHARES MANAGMENT
KAMALA PAYROLL PACKAGE
MARY CODE GENERATOR
32) Who is the YOUNGEST male programmer born in 1965?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE DOB=(SELECT (MAX(DOB))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOB,'YYYY') LIKE '1965')
Output:
NAME
-------VIJAYA

33) Display language used by EACH programmer to develop the HIGEST selling and LOWEST
selling package.
SELECT NAME, DEV_IN
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD IN (SELECT MAX(SOLD)
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME)
UNION
SELECT NAME, DEV_IN
FROM SOFTWARE
WHERE SOLD IN (SELECT MIN(SOLD)
FROM SOFTWARE
GROUP BY NAME)
Output:
NAME DEV_IN
-------- -------ANAND BASIC
ANAND PASCAL
JAGADESH JAVA
JAGDESH ORACLE
JULIANA COBOL

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KAMALA DBASE
MARY C++
MARY ORACLE
PATRICK PASCAL
QADIR ASSEMBLY
QADIR C
RAMESH DBASE
RAMESH PASCAL
REMITHA ASSEMBLY
REMITHA C
REVATHI BASIC
REVATHI PASCAL
VIJAYA C
34) Who is the OLDEST female programmer WHO joined in 1992
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE DOJ=(SELECT (MIN(DOJ))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOJ,'YYYY') LIKE '1992')
Output:
NAME
-------KAMALA
REVATHI
35) In WHICH year where the MOST NUMBER of programmer born?
SELECT DISTINCT TO_CHAR(DOB,'YYYY')
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOJ,'YYYY') = (SELECT MIN(TO_CHAR(DOJ,'YYYY'))
FROM PROGRAMMER)
Output:
TO_C
---1965

36) In WHICH month did MOST NUMBRER of programmer join?

SELECT DISTINCT TO_CHAR(DOJ,'MONTH')
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE TO_CHAR(DOJ,'MON') = (SELECT MIN(TO_CHAR(DOJ,'MON'))
FROM PROGRAMMER)
Output:
TO_CHAR(D
--------APRIL

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37) In WHICH language are MOST of the programmer's proficient?
SELECT PROF1
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1
HAVING COUNT(PROF1)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF1))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1)
OR COUNT(PROF2)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF2))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2)
UNION
SELECT PROF2
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2
HAVING COUNT(PROF1)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF1))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF1)
OR COUNT(PROF2)=(SELECT MAX(COUNT(PROF2))
FROM PROGRAMMER
GROUP BY PROF2)
Output:
PROF1
-------DBASE
PASCAL
38) Who are the male programmers earning BELOW the AVERAGE salary of female
programmers?
SELECT NAME
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE 'M'
AND SALARY < (SELECT(AVG(SALARY))
FROM PROGRAMMER
WHERE SEX LIKE 'F')
Output:
NAME
-------ANAND
ALTAF
NELSON
PATRICK
DADIR
RAMESH

QUERY - IV
1) Display the details of THOSE WHO are drawing the same salary.

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select a.name,a.salary
from programmer a,programmer b
where a.salary=b.salary and a.name <> b.name
OR
select name, salary from programmer where
salary = any(select salary from programmer p group by salary having
salary=p.salary and count(*)>1)
2) Display the details of software developed by male programmers earing MORE than 3000.
select software.*
from programmer p,software s
where p.name=s.name and salary>3000 and sex='m';
3) Display details of packages developed in PASCAL by female programmers.
select s.*
from programmer p,software s
where p.name=s.name and sex='f' and dev_in='pascal';
4) Display the details of these programmer WHO joined BEFORE 1990.
select *
from programmer
where to_char(doj,'yy')<90;
5)Display details of software developed in C by female programmers of PRAGATHI.
select s.*
from software s,studies st,programmer p
where s.name=st.name and p.name=s.name and sex='f' and
splace='pragathi';
6) Display NUMBER of packages NUMBER of copies sold and sales value of EACH programmer
Institute-wise.
Select studies.splace, count(software.dev_in), count(software.sold),
sum(software.sold*software.scost)
from software,studies
where software.name=studies.name group by studies.splace;

7) Display details of software developed in DBASE by male programmers WHO belong to the
institute on which MOST NUMBER OF programmers studies.
select software.*
from programmer,software,studies
where programmer.name=software.name and software.name=studies.name and
programmer.name=studies.name
and sex='m' and dev_in='dbase' and splace= (select
splace
from studies group by splace having count(splace)
=(select
max(count(splace))
from studies group by splace));
8) Display the details of the software that was developed by male programmers born BEFORE
1965 and female programmers born AFTER 1975.
select software.*

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from programmer p,software s
where s.name=p.name and sex='m' and to_char(dob,'yy')<64 or sex='f' and
To_char(dob,'yy')>75);
9) Display the details of the software that was developed in the language that is NOT the
programmers first proficiency.
select *
from software
where dev_in in(select unique(prof2)
from programmer
where prof2 not in(select prof1
from programmer));
or
select distinct x.* from software x, programmer y
where y.prof1 <> x.dev_in
and x.name = y.name
10) Display details of software that was developed in the language which is NITHER first NOR
second proficiency of the programmer.
select s.*
from programmer p,software s
where s.name=p.name and (dev_in <> prof1 and dev_in <> prof2);
11) Display details of software developed by male students of SABHARI.
select s.*
from programmer p,software s,studies st
where p.name=s.name and s.name=st.name and sex='m' and
splace='sabhari';
12) Display the names of programmers WHO HAVE NOT developed any package.
select name
from programmer
where name not in(select name
from software);
or
select distinct name from programmer minus
select distinct name from software;
13) What is the total cost of the software developed by the programmers by APPLE?
select sum(scost)
from software s,studies st
where s.name=st.name and splace='apple';
or
select sum(x.scost) from software x, studies y where
x.name=y.name
group by y.splace
having
y.splace = 'APPLE'
14) Who are the programmers WHO JOINED in the same day?
select a.name,a.doj

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from programmer a,programmer b
where a.doj=b.doj and a.name <> b.name;
or
select name from programmer where to_char(doj,'dd')=
any(select to_char(doj,'dd') from programmer
group by
to_Char(doj,'dd')
having
count(*)>1)
15) Who are the programmers WHO HAVE THE SAME PROF2?
select unique(a.name),a.prof2
from programmer a,programmer b
where a.prof2=b.prof2 and a.name <> b.name;
or
select name from programmer where prof2 = any(
select prof2 from programmer group by prof2 having count(*) >1);
16) Display the total sales values of software, institutes-wise.
select studies.splace,sum(software.sold*software.scost)
from software,studies
where studies.name=software.name group by studies.splace;
17) In which institutes did the person who developed the COSTLIEST package study?
select splace
from software st,studies s
where s.name=st.name group by splace,dcost having
max(dcost)=(select max(dcost)
from software);
or
select x.splace from studies x, software y where
y.scost = ( select max(y.scost) from software y) and
x.name=y.name;
18) Which language listed in prof1 and prof2 HAS NOT BEEN used to develop any package?
select prof1
from programmer
where prof1 not in(select dev_in
from software) union
select prof2
from programmer
where prof2 not in(select dev_in from software);
or
(select distinct prof1 from prgrammer union
select distinct prof2 from programmer) minus
select distinct dev_in from software;

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19) How much does the person WHO developed the HIGHEST selling package earn and WHAT
course did he/she undergo?
select p1.salary,s2.course
from programmer p1,software s1,studies s2
where p1.name=s1.name and s1.name=s2.name and scost=(select
max(scost) from software);
20) How many months will it take for each programmer to recover the cost of the course
underwent?
select p.name,ceil(ccost/salary)
from programmer p,studies s
where s.name=p.name;
21) Which is the COSTLIEST package developed by a person with under 3 years expenence?
select dev_in
from programmer p,software s
where p.name=s.name and dcost= (select max(software.dcost)
from programmer p, software s
where p.name=s.name and to_char(round(((sysdatedoj)/365)+100))<3);
or
select x.title from software x, programmer y where
(months_between(sysdate, y.doj)/12) > 3 and
x.name=y.name;

22) What is the AVERAGE salary for those WHOSE software's sales value is more than 50,000?
select avg(salary)
from programmer p,software s
where p .name=s.name and sold*scost>50000;
23) How many packages were developed by the students WHO studied in the institute that
Charge the LOWEST course fee?
select count(s.name)
from software s,studies st
where s.name=st.name group by s.name,ccost having min(ccost)=(select min(ccost)
from
studies);
24) How many packages were developed by the person WHO developed the CHEAPEST
package. Where did he\she study?
select count(*)
from programmer p,software s
where s .name=p.name group by dev_in having min(dcost)=(select min(dcost) from software);
25) How many packages were developed by female programmers earning MORE than the
HIGHEST paid male programmer?
select count(dev_in)
from programmer p,software s
where s.name=p.name and sex='f' and salary>(select max(salary)
from programmer p,software s
where s.name=p.name and sex='m');

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26) How many packages were developed by the MOST experienced programmers from BDPS.
select count(*)
from software s,programmer p
where p.name=s.name group by doj having max(doj)=(select max(doj)
from studies st,programmer p, software s
where p.name=s.name and st.name=p.name and (splace='bdps'));
or
select count(x.name) from software x, programmer y, studies x where
months_between(sysdate, y.doj)/12) = (select max(months_between(sysdate,y.doj)/12)
from programmer y, studies = where
x.splace = 'BDPS' and y.name = z.name) and
x.name=y.name and
z.splace='BDPS'
27) List the programmers (from software table) and institutes they studied, including those WHO
DIDN'T develop any package.
select name,splace
from studies
where name not in(select name
from software);
or
(select distinct x.name, z.splace from programmer x, software y, studies z where
x.name not in (select y.name from software y) and
x.name = z.name) union
(select distinct y.name, z.splace from
software y, studies z where y.name=z.name);
28) List each profit with the number of programmers having that prof1 and the number of
packages developed in that prof1.
select count(*),sum(scost*sold-dcost) "PROFIT"
from software
where dev_in in (select prof1
from programmer) group by dev_in;
29) List programmer names (from programmer table) and number of packages EACH developed.
select s.name,count(dev_in)
from programmer p1,software s
where p1.name=s.name group by s.name;
or
select programmer name, count(title) from programmer , software
where
programmer name = software.name(+)
group by programmer.name;
30) List all the details of programmers who has done a course at S.S.I.L.
select programmer.*
from programmer,studies

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where splace='SSIL' and programmer.name=software.name and
programmer.name=studies.name and studies.splace='s.s.i.l.';

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