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Basic SQL Quiz - 2

Description: Basic SQL Quiz - 2

Number of Questions: 20

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1.

With SQL, how do you select all the records from a table named "Persons" where the "FirstName" is "Peter" and the "LastName" is
"Jackson"?
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A SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE FirstName LIKE 'Peter' AND LastName LIKE 'Jackson'

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

C SELECT FirstName='Peter', LastName='Jackson' FROM Persons

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Correct Option: B

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2. 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"?
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A SELECT LastName>'Hansen' AND LastName

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

C SELECT * FROM Persons WHERE LastName>'Hansen' AND LastName

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Correct Option: B

3. Which SQL statement is used to return only different values?

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A SELECT UNIQUE

B SELECT INDENTITY

C SELECT DIFFERENT

✓ D SELECT DISTINCT

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Correct Option: D

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

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A SORT BY

B ORDER

✓ C ORDER BY

D SORT

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Correct Option: C

5. With SQL, how can you return all the records from a table named "Persons" sorted descending by "FirstName"?
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A SELECT * FROM Persons SORT BY 'FirstName' DESC

✓ B SELECT * FROM Persons ORDER BY FirstName DESC

C SELECT * FROM Persons ORDER FirstName DESC

D SELECT * FROM Persons SORT 'FirstName' DESC

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Correct Option: B

6.

With SQL, how can you insert a new record into the "Persons" table?
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✓ A INSERT INTO Persons VALUES ('Jimmy', 'Jackson')

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

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

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Correct Option: A

7. With SQL, how can you insert "Olsen" as the "LastName" in the "Persons" table?
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✓ A INSERT INTO Persons (LastName) VALUES ('Olsen')

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

C INSERT INTO Persons ('Olsen') INTO LastName

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Correct Option: A

8. How can you change "Hansen" into "Nilsen" in the "LastName" column in the Persons table?
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A UPDATE Persons SET LastName='Hansen' INTO LastName='Nilsen'

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

C MODIFY Persons SET LastName='Hansen' INTO LastName='Nilsen

D MODIFY Persons SET LastName='Nilsen' WHERE LastName='Hansen'

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Correct Option: B

9. With SQL, how can you delete the records where the "FirstName" is "Peter" in the Persons Table?
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✓ A DELETE FROM Persons WHERE FirstName = 'Peter'

B DELETE ROW FirstName='Peter' FROM Persons

C DELETE FirstName='Peter' FROM Persons

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Correct Option: A

10. With SQL, how can you return the number of records in the "Persons" table?
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A SELECT COLUMNS() FROM Persons

✓ B SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Persons

C SELECT COLUMNS(*) FROM Persons

D SELECT COUNT() FROM Persons

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Correct Option: B

11. What will be the output of the following statement? SELECT LEN(CAST(LEFT('026-100', 3) AS INT))
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✓ A 2
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B 3

C 7

D Statement will generate an error.

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12. What will be the output of the following statement? SELECT CAST(-1 AS SMALLDATETIME)
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A 1900-01-01 00:00:00.000

B 1899-01-01 00:00:00.000

C 1752-01-01 00:00:00.000

✓ D The system will generate an error. Only positive integer values can be converted to a SMALLDATETIME data type.

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13.

What will be the output of the following statement? SELECT ROUND(123.89, -1)
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✓ A 120.00

B 123.00

C 123.90

D 124.00

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14. What will be the output of the following statement? SELECT STR(6365, 3)
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✓ A
B 6365

C 6,365

D 6400

E 6365.000

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Correct Option: A

15. What will be the output of the following statement? SET ARITHABORT OFF SET ANSI_WARNINGS OFF SELECT 100/0
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✓ A Null

B 0

C Infinity

D An error is generated.

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Correct Option: A

16. View text definitions are stored in which system table?

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A sysobjects
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B syscolumns

✓ C syscomments ‹ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

D sysviews

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Correct Option: C

17. What's the maximum value can an INT data type hold?
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✓ A 2,147,483,647

B 2,147,483,648

C 4,294,967,295

D 4,294,967,296

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Correct Option: A

18.

What is the best data type to store the birthdays of the US Presidents, starting with George Washington's birthday of February 22,
1732?
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A DATETIME

✓ B INT

C SMALLDATETIME

D VARCHAR

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19. Which of the following is NOT a valid description of the public role?
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A The public role captures all default permissions for users in a database.

B The public role cannot be dropped.

✓ C The public role is contained in every database, including msdb, tempdb, model, and all user databases except in the master database for security
purposes.

D The public role cannot have users, groups, or roles assigned to it.

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Correct Option: C

20. What is the maximum date value that can be stored in a SMALLDATETIME data type?
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✓ A June 6, 2079

B July 6, 2079

C December 31, 2079

D December 31, 9999

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Correct Option: A

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