Midterm Exam Database Programming With SQL

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)
1. The SELECT statement retrieves information from the database. In a SELECT statement, you
can do all of the following EXCEPT: Mark for Review
(1) Points
Joining
Selection
Projection
Manipulation (*)

2. In the default order of precedence, which operator would be evaluated first? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Multiplications and Divisions are at the same level and would be evaluated first based on left to
right order (*)

Subtractions and Additions are at the same level and would be evaluated first based on left to
right order

Divisions and Subtractions are at the same level and would be evaluated first based on left to
right order

Additions and Multiplications are at the same level and would be evaluated first based on left to
right order

3. You cannot use computers unless you completely understand exactly how they work. True or
False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

4. There is only one kind of software used by all computers. True or False? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

5. Databases are used in most countries and by most governments. Life, as we know it, would
change drastically if we no longer had access to databases. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Section 2
(Answer all questions in this section)
6. The EMPLOYEES table includes these columns:
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(4) NOT NULL
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(15) NOT NULL
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(10) NOT NULL
HIRE_DATE DATE NOT NULL
You want to produce a report that provides the last names, first names, and hire dates of those
employees who were hired between March 1, 2000, and August 30, 2000. Which statements can you
issue to accomplish this task?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT last_name, first_name, hire_date

FROM employees
AND hire_date >= '01-Mar-2000' and hire_date <= '30-Aug-2000';

SELECT last_name, first_name, hire_date

FROM employees
GROUP BY hire_date >= '01-Mar-2000' and hire_date <= '30- Aug-2000';

SELECT last_name, first_name, hire_date

FROM employees
WHERE hire_date BETWEEN '30-Aug-2000' AND '01-Mar-2000';

SELECT last_name, first_name, hire_date

FROM employees
WHERE hire_date BETWEEN '01-Mar-2000' AND '30-Aug-2000';
(*)

7. When using the "LIKE" operator, the % and _ symbols can be used to do a pattern-matching,
wild card search. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

8. Which SELECT statement will display both unique and non-unique combinations of the
MANAGER_ID and DEPARTMENT_ID values from the EMPLOYEES table? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT manager_id, department_id FROM employees; (*)
SELECT manager_id, DISTINCT department_id FROM employees;
SELECT manager_id, department_id DISTINCT FROM employees;
SELECT DISTINCT manager_id, department_id FROM employees;

9. You want to retrieve a list of customers whose last names begin with the letters 'Fr' . Which
keyword should you include in the WHERE clause of your SELECT statement to achieve the desired
result? Mark for Review
(1) Points
BETWEEN
AND
IN
LIKE (*)

10. Which of the following elements cannot be included in a WHERE clause? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
A constant
A column name
A column alias (*)
A comparison condition

Section 2
 (Answer all questions in this section)

11. You need to display employees with salaries that are at least 30000 or higher. Which
comparison operator should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points
"=>"
>
!=
>= (*)

Section 3
(Answer all questions in this section)
12. What value will the following SQL statement return?
SELECT employee_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id BETWEEN 100 AND 150
OR employee_id IN(119, 175, 205)
AND (employee_id BETWEEN 150 AND 200);
Mark for Review
(1) Points
200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206
100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 107, 124, 141, 142, 143, 144, 149 (*)
19
No rows will be returned

13. Which SELECT statement should you use to limit the display of product information to those
products with a price of less than 50? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT product_id, product_name

FROM products
WHERE price < 50;
(*)

SELECT product_id, product_name

FROM products
WHERE price <= 50;

SELECT product_id, product_name

FROM products
HAVING price < 50;

SELECT product_id, product_name

FROM products
GROUP BY price < 50;

SELECT product_id, product_name

FROM products
WHERE price < 50.00
GROUP BY price;

14. Which clause would you include in a SELECT statement to sort the rows returned by the
LAST_NAME column? Mark for Review
(1) Points
ORDER BY (*)
WHERE
 HAVING
FROM

15. Will the following statement return one row?

SELECT MAX(salary), MIN(Salary), AVG(SALARY)
FROM employees;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
Yes, it will return the highest salary from each employee.
Yes, it will return the average salary from the employees table.

Yes, it will return the highest salary, the lowest salary, and the average salary from all
employees. (*)

No, it is illegal. You cannot use more than one multi-row function in a SELECT statement.

Section 4
(Answer all questions in this section)
16. ROUND and TRUNC functions can be used with which of the following Datatypes? Mark
for Review
(1) Points
Dates and numbers (*)
Dates and characters
Numbers and characters
None of the above

17. You want to create a report that displays all orders and their amounts that were placed during
the month of January. You want the orders with the highest amounts to appear first. Which query should
you issue? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders
WHERE order_date IN ( 01-Jan-2002 , 31-Jan-2002 )
ORDER BY total;

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders
WHERE order_date BETWEEN '31-Jan-2002' AND '01-Jan-2002'
ORDER BY total DESC;

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders
WHERE order_date BETWEEN '01-Jan-2002' AND '31-Jan-2002'
ORDER BY total DESC;
(*)

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders
WHERE order_date LIKE '01-Jan-2002' AND '31-Jan-2002'
ORDER BY total DESC;

18. The PRICE table contains this data:

PRODUCT_ID MANUFACTURER_ID
86950 59604
You query the database and return the value 95. Which script did you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT TRIM(product_id, -3, 2)

FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

SELECT LENGTH(product_id, 3, 2)
FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

SELECT SUBSTR(product_id, -1, 3)

FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

SELECT SUBSTR(product_id, 3, 2)
FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;
(*)

19. You query the database with this SQL statement:

SELECT LOWER(SUBSTR(CONCAT(last_name, first_name)), 1, 5) "ID"
FROM employee;

In which order are the functions evaluated?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
LOWER, CONCAT, SUBSTR
CONCAT, SUBSTR, LOWER (*)
LOWER, SUBSTR, CONCAT
SUBSTR, CONCAT, LOWER

Section 5
(Answer all questions in this section)

20. CASE and DECODE evaluate expressions in a similar way to IF-THEN-ELSE logic. However,
DECODE is specific to Oracle syntax. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

Section 5
(Answer all questions in this section)
21. When executed, which statement displays a zero if the TUITION_BALANCE value is zero and
the HOUSING_BALANCE value is null? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT NVL (tuition_balance + housing_balance, 0) "Balance Due"

FROM student_accounts;
(*)
 SELECT TO_NUMBER(tuition_balance, 0), TO_NUMBER (housing_balance, 0),
tutition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;

SELECT NVL(tuition_balance, 0), NVL (housing_balance), tuition_balance + housing_balance

"Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;

SELECT tuition_balance + housing_balance

FROM student_accounts;

22. You need to replace null values in the DEPT_ID column with the text N/A. Which functions
should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points
TO_CHAR and NULLIF
TO_NUMBER and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NVL (*)
TO_CHAR and NULL

23. If you use the RR format when writing a query using the date 27-Oct-17 and the year is 2001,
what year would be the result? Mark for Review
(1) Points
1917
1901
2017 (*)
2001

24. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
SALARY NUMBER(6)
You need to create a report to display the salaries of all employees. Which SQL Statement should you
use to display the salaries in format: "$45,000.00"?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT TO_NUM(salary, '$999,999.00')

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, '$999,999')

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_NUM(salary, '$999,990.99')

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, '$999,999.00')

FROM employees;
(*)

25. Which best describes the TO_CHAR function? Mark for Review
(1) Points

The TO_CHAR function can be used to remove text from column data that will be returned by
the database.
 The TO_CHAR function can be used to display dates and numbers according to formatting
conventions that are supported by Oracle. (*)

The TO_CHAR function can be used to specify meaningful column names in an SQL
statement's result set.

The TO_CHAR function can only be used on Date columns.

Section 6
(Answer all questions in this section)

26. Which SELECT statement implements a self join? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id

FROM part p, product t
WHERE p.part_id = t.product_id (+);

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id

FROM part p, product t
WHERE p.part_id = t.product_id;

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id

FROM part p, product t
WHERE p.part_id =! t.product_id;

SELECT p.part_id, t.product_id

FROM part p, part t
WHERE p.part_id = t.product_id;
(*)

27. Hierarchical queries MUST use the LEVEL pseudo column. True or False? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)

28. Below find the structures of the PRODUCTS and VENDORS tables:
PRODUCTS
PRODUCT_ID NUMBER
PRODUCT_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
VENDOR_ID NUMBER
CATEGORY_ID NUMBER

VENDORS
VENDOR_ID NUMBER
VENDOR_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (30)
CITY VARCHAR2 (25)
REGION VARCHAR2 (10)
POSTAL_CODE VARCHAR2 (11)

You want to create a query that will return an alphabetical list of products, including the product name and
associated vendor name, for all products that have a vendor assigned.
Which two queries could you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p
JOIN vendors v
USING (vendor_id)
ORDER BY p.product_name;
(*)

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p
LEFT OUTER JOIN vendors v
ON p.vendor_id = v.vendor_id
ORDER BY p.product_name;

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p
JOIN vendors v
USING (p.vendor_id)
ORDER BY p.product_name;

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p
JOIN vendors v
ON (vendor_id)
ORDER BY p.product_name;

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p
NATURAL JOIN vendors v
ORDER BY p.product_name;
(*)

29. You need to join all the rows in the EMPLOYEES table to all the rows in the EMP_REFERENCE
table. Which type of join should you create? Mark for Review
(1) Points
A cross join (*)
An inner join
An equijoin
A full outer join

30. Which of the following conditions will cause an error on a NATURAL JOIN? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
If it selects rows from the two tables that have equal values in all matched columns.
When you attempt to write it as an equijoin.

If the columns having the same names have different data types, then an error is returned. (*)

When the NATURAL JOIN clause is based on all columns in the two tables that have the same
name.
Section 6
(Answer all questions in this section)

31. What is another name for a simple join or an inner join? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Equijoin (*)
Outer Join
Self Join
Nonequijoin

32. The following statement is an example of what kind of join?

SELECT car.vehicle_id, driver.name
FROM car
LEFT OUTER JOIN driver ON (driver_id) ;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
Equijoin
Outer Join (*)
Inner Join
Optimal Join

Section 7
(Answer all questions in this section)

33. Will the following statement work?

SELECT department_name, last_name
FROM employees, departments
WHERE department_id = department_id;

Mark for Review

(1) Points
No, Oracle will not allow joins in the WHERE clause
Yes, Oracle will resolve which department_id colum comes from which table.
No, Oracle will return a Column Ambiguously Defined error. (*)
Yes, there are no syntax errors in that statement

34. When joining 3 tables in a SELECT statement, how many join conditions are needed in the
WHERE clause? Mark for Review
(1) Points
3
0
2 (*)
1

35. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT p.player_id, m.last_name, m.first_name, t.team_name
FROM player p
LEFT OUTER JOIN player m ON (p.manager_id = m.player_id)
LEFT OUTER JOIN team t ON (p.team_id = t.team_id);

Which join is evaluated first?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
The join between the player table and the team table on TEAM_ID
 The join between the player table and the team table on MANAGER_ID
The join between the player table and the team table on PLAYER_ID
The self-join of the player table (*)

Section 8
(Answer all questions in this section)

36. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT COUNT(*)
FROM products;

Which statement is true?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
The number of unique PRODUCT_IDs in the table is displayed.
An error occurs due to an error in the SELECT clause.
The number of rows in the table is displayed. (*)
An error occurs because no WHERE clause is included in the SELECT statement.

37. The VENDORS table contains these columns:

VENDOR_ID NUMBER Primary Key
NAME VARCHAR2(30)
LOCATION_ID NUMBER
ORDER_DT DATE
ORDER_AMOUNT NUMBER(8,2)

Which two clauses represent valid uses of aggregate functions for this table?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
SELECT SUM(order_dt)
SELECT MIN(AVG(order_amount)) (*)
WHERE MAX(order_dt) = order_dt
FROM MAX(order_dt)
SELECT SUM(order_amount) (*)

38. Which group function would you use to display the highest salary value in the EMPLOYEES
table? Mark for Review
(1) Points
COUNT
MIN
MAX (*)
AVG

Section 9
(Answer all questions in this section)
39. The difference between UNION and UNION ALL is Mark for Review
(1) Points

UNION will remove duplicates; UNION ALL returns all rows from all queries including the
duplicates. (*)

UNION is a synomym for UNION ALL.

UNION ALL is more like a NATURAL JOIN.
 There is no difference; you get exactly the same result from both.

40. Examine the following statement:

SELECT department_id, manager_id, job_id, SUM(salary)
FROM employees
GROUP BY GROUPING SETS(.......);

Select the correct GROUP BY GROUPING SETS clause from the following list:

Mark for Review

(1) Points

GROUP BY GROUPING SETS (department_id, salary), (department_id, job_id),

(department_id, manager_id)

GROUP BY GROUPING SETS ((department_id, manager_id), (department_id, SUM(salary),

(manager_id, job_id))

GROUP BY GROUPING SETS (department_id, AVG(salary)), (department_id, job_id),

(department_id, manager_id)

GROUP BY GROUPING SETS ((department_id, manager_id), (department_id, job_id),

(manager_id, job_id)) (*)

Section 9
(Answer all questions in this section)
41. CUBE can be applied to all aggregate functions including AVG, SUM, MIN, MAX, and COUNT.
True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False

42. Group functions can be nested to a depth of? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Group functions cannot be nested.
Two (*)
Three
Four

43. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT MIN(hire_date), department_id
FROM employees
GROUP BY department_id;

Which values are displayed?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
The latest hire date in the EMPLOYEES table
The earliest hire date in the EMPLOYEES table
The earliest hire date in each department (*)
The hire dates in the EMPLOYEES table that contain NULL values

44. Which statement about the GROUP BY clause is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
By default, rows are not sorted when a GROUP BY clause is used.
 To exclude rows before dividing them into groups using the GROUP BY clause, you should use
a WHERE clause. (*)

You must use the HAVING clause with the GROUP BY clause.
You can use a column alias in a GROUP BY clause.

Section 10
(Answer all questions in this section)
45. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the ANY operator? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
Equal to any member in the list
Compare value to each value returned by the subquery (*)
Equal to each value in the list
Compare value to the first value returned by the subquery

Section 10
(Answer all questions in this section)
46. Which statement about the ANY operator, when used with a multiple-row subquery, is
true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The ANY operator can be used with the DISTINCT keyword.
The ANY operator can be used with the LIKE and IN operators.
The ANY operator is a synonym for the ALL operator.
The ANY operator compares every value returned by the subquery. (*)

47. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT player_id, name
FROM players
WHERE team_id IN
(SELECT team_id
FROM teams
WHERE team_id > 300 AND salary_cap > 400000);

What would happen if the inner query returned a NULL value?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
No rows would be returned by the outer query. (*)
A syntax error in the inner query would be returned.
A syntax error in the outer query would be returned.
All the rows in the PLAYER table would be returned by the outer query.

48. Which comparison operator can only be used with a single-row subquery? Mark for
Review
(1) Points
ALL
ANY
<> (*)
IN

49. Which operator can be used with a multiple-row subquery? Mark for Review
(1) Points
IN (*)
<>
 =
LIKE

50. Table aliases must be used when you are writing correlated subqueries. (True or
false?) Mark for Review
(1) Points
True

False (*)

Oracle Midterm 2
Section 1 Lesson 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

1. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT LENGTH(email)

FROM employee;

What will this SELECT statement display?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The longest e-mail address in the EMPLOYEE table.

The email address of each employee in the EMPLOYEE table.

The number of characters for each value in the EMAIL column in the employees table. (*)

The maximum number of characters allowed in the EMAIL column.

Correct

2. Which SQL function can be used to remove heading or trailing characters (or both) from a
character string? Mark for Review

(1) Points
LPAD

CUT

NVL2

TRIM (*)

Correct

3. Which SQL function is used to return the position where a specific character string begins within
a larger character string? Mark for Review

(1) Points

CONCAT

INSTR (*)

LENGTH

SUBSTR

Correct

4. You need to display the number of characters in each customers last name. Which function
should you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

LENGTH (*)

LPAD

COUNT

SUBSTR

Correct

5. What will the following SQL statemtent display?

SELECT last_name, LPAD(salary, 15, $)SALARY

FROM employees;

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The last name of employees that have a salary that includes a $ in the value, size of 15 and the
column labeled SALARY.

The last name and the format of the salary limited to 15 digits to the left of the decimal and the
column labeled SALARY.

The last name and salary for all employees with the format of the salary 15 characters long, left-
padded with the $ and the column labeled SALARY. (*)

The query will result in an error: ORA-00923: FROM keyword not found where expected.

Correct

6. Which functions can be used to manipulate character, number, and date column values? Mark
for Review

(1) Points

CONCAT, RPAD, and TRIM (*)

UPPER, LOWER, and INITCAP

ROUND, TRUNC, and MOD

ROUND, TRUNC, and ADD_MONTHS

Incorrect. Refer to Section 1

7. Which three statements about functions are true? (Choose three.) Mark for Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

The SYSDATE function returns the Oracle Server date and time. (*)

The ROUND number function rounds a value to a specified decimal place or the nearest whole
number. (*)

The CONCAT function can only be used on character strings, not on numbers.

The SUBSTR character function returns a portion of a string beginning at a defined character
position to a specified length. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 1

Section 1 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

8. You issue this SQL statement:

SELECT ROUND (1282.248, -2)

FROM dual;

What value does this statement produce?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

1200

1282

1282.25

1300 (*)

Correct

9. Which comparison operator retrieves a list of values? Mark for Review

(1) Points
IN (*)

LIKE

BETWEENIN

IS NULL

Correct

10. Evaluate this function: MOD (25, 2) Which value is returned? Mark for Review

(1) Points

1 (*)

25

Correct

Section 1 Lesson 3

(Answer all questions in this section)

11. Which SELECT statement will return a numeric value? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT SYSDATE + 600 / 24

FROM employee;

SELECT ROUND(hire_date, DAY)

FROM employee;

SELECT (SYSDATE hire_date) / 7

FROM employee;

(*)

SELECT SYSDATE 7

FROM employee;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 1

12. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT SYSDATE + 30

FROM dual;

Which value is returned by the query?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

the current date plus 30 hours

the current date plus 30 days (*)

the current date plus 30 months

No value is returned because the SELECT statement generates an error.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 1

13. Which of the following SQL statements will correctly display the last name and the number of
weeks employed for all employees in department 90? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT last_name, (SYSDATE-hire_date)/7 AS WEEKS

FROM employees
WHERE department_id = 90;

(*)

SELECT last name, (SYSDATE-hire_date)/7 DISPLAY WEEKS

FROM employees

WHERE department id = 90;

SELECT last_name, # of WEEKS

FROM employees

WHERE department_id = 90;

SELECT last_name, (SYSDATE-hire_date)AS WEEK

FROM employees

WHERE department_id = 90;

Correct

14. You need to display the current year as a character value (for example: Two Thousand and
One). Which element would you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

RR

YY

YYYY

YEAR (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 1

15. You want to create a report that displays all orders and their amounts that were placed during
the month of January. You want the orders with the highest amounts to appear first. Which query
should you issue? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders

WHERE order_date LIKE 01-jan-02 AND 31-jan-02

ORDER BY total DESC;

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders

WHERE order_date IN ( 01-jan-02 , 31-jan-02 )

ORDER BY total;

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders

WHERE order_date BETWEEN 01-jan-02 AND 31-jan-02

ORDER BY total DESC;

(*)

SELECT orderid, total

FROM orders

WHERE order_date BETWEEN 31-jan-02 AND 01-jan-02

ORDER BY total DESC;

Correct
Section 2 Lesson 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

16. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)

LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

HIRE_DATE DATE

You need to display HIRE_DATE values in this format:

January 28, 2000

Which SELECT statement could you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, Month DD, YYYY)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, Month DD, YYYY)

FROM employees;

(*)

SELECT hire_date(TO_CHAR Month DD, YYYY)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, Month DD, YYYY)

FROM employees;
Incorrect. Refer to Section 2

17. You have been asked to create a report that lists all customers who have placed orders of at
least $2,500. The reports date should be displayed in the Day, Date Month, Year format (For
example, Tuesday, 13 April, 2004 ). Which statement should you issue? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT companyname, TO_CHAR (sysdate, fmdd, dy month, yyyy), total

FROM customers NATURAL JOIN orders

WHERE total >= 2500;

SELECT companyname, TO_DATE (date, day, dd month, yyyy), total

FROM customers NATURAL JOIN orders

WHERE total >= 2500;

SELECT companyname, TO_DATE (sysdate, dd, dy month, yyyy), total

FROM customers NATURAL JOIN orders

WHERE total >= 2500;

SELECT companyname, TO_CHAR (sysdate, fmDay, dd Month, yyyy), total

FROM customers NATURAL JOIN orders

WHERE total >= 2500;

(*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2

18. If you use the RR format when writing a query using the date 27-OCT-17 and the year is
2001, what year would be the result? Mark for Review

(1) Points
2001

1901

2017 (*)

1917

Correct

19. Which two statements concerning SQL functions are true? (Choose two.) Mark for Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Character functions can accept numeric input.

Not all date functions return date values. (*)

Number functions can return number or character values.

Conversion functions convert a value from one data type to another data type. (*)

Single-row functions manipulate groups of rows to return one result per group of rows.

Correct

20. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)

LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

SALARY NUMBER(6)

You need to create a report to display the salaries of all employees. Which script should you use
to display the salaries in format: $45,000.00?
Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, $999,999)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_NUM(salary, $999,990.99)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_NUM(salary, $999,999.00)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, $999,999.00)

FROM employees;

(*)

Correct

Section 2 Lesson 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

21. Which statement concerning single row functions is true? Mark for Review

(1) Points

Single row functions can accept only one argument, but can return multiple values.

Single row functions cannot modify a data type.

Single row functions can be nested. (*)

Single row functions return one or more results per row.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2

Section 2 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

22. Which statement about group functions is true? Mark for Review

(1) Points

NVL and NVL2, but not COALESCE, can be used with group functions to replace null values.

NVL and COALESCE, but not NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.

NVL, NVL2, and COALESCE can be used with group functions to replace null values. (*)

COALESCE, but not NVL and NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2

23. The STYLES table contains this data:

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00

968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00

869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00

809090 LOAFER 89098 10.00

890890 LOAFER 89789 14.00

857689 HEEL 85940 11.00

758960 SANDAL 86979

Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT style_id, style_name, category, cost

FROM styles
WHERE style_name LIKE SANDAL AND NVL(cost, 0) < 15.00

ORDER BY category, cost;

Which result will the query provide?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00

968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00

758960 SANDAL 86979

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85909 12.00

968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00

869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00

758960 SANDAL 86979

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85909 12.00

968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00

758960 SANDAL 86979

869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00

895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00

758960 SANDAL 86979

(*)

Correct

24. Which of the following General Functions will return the first non-null expression in the
expression list? Mark for Review

(1) Points

NVL

NVL2

NULLIF

COALESCE (*)

Correct

Section 3 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

25. The CUSTOMERS and SALES tables contain these columns:

CUSTOMERS

CUST_ID NUMBER(10) PRIMARY KEY

COMPANY VARCHAR2(30)

LOCATION VARCHAR2(20)

SALES

SALES_ID NUMBER(5) PRIMARY KEY

CUST_ID NUMBER(10) FOREIGN KEY

TOTAL_SALES NUMBER(30)

Which SELECT statement will return the customer ID, the company and the total sales?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT c.cust_id, c.company, s.total_sales

FROM customers c, sales s

WHERE c.cust_id = s.cust_id (+);

SELECT cust_id, company, total_sales

FROM customers, sales

WHERE cust_id = cust_id;

SELECT c.cust_id, c.company, s.total_sales

FROM customers c, sales s

WHERE c.cust_id = s.cust_id;

(*)

SELECT cust_id, company, total_sales

FROM customers c, sales s

WHERE c.cust_id = s.cust_id;

Correct

26. You have been asked to create a report that lists all corporate customers and all orders that
they have placed. The customers should be listed alphabetically beginning with the letter A, and
their corresponding order totals should be sorted from the highest amount to the lowest amount.
Which of the following statements should you issue? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT c.custid, c.companyname, o.orderdate, o. custid, o.amount

FROM customers c, orders o

WHERE c.custid = o.custid

ORDER BY amount DESC, companyname;

SELECT c.custid, c.companyname, o.orderdate, o. custid, o.amount

FROM customers c, orders o

WHERE c.custid = o.custid

ORDER BY companyname, amount DESC;

(*)

SELECT c.custid, c.companyname, o.orderdate, o. custid, o.amount

FROM customers c, orders o

WHERE c.custid = o.custid

ORDER BY companyname, amount;

SELECT c.custid, c.companyname, o.orderdate, o. custid, o.amount

Q FROM customers c, orders o

WHERE c.custid = o.custid

ORDER BY companyname ASC, amount ASC;

Correct

27. What happens when you create a Cartesian product? Mark for Review
(1) Points

All rows from one table are joined to all rows of another table (*)

The table is joined to itself, one column to the next column, exhausting all possibilities

The table is joined to another equal table

All rows that do not match in the WHERE clause are displayed

Correct

28. Evaluate this SQL statement:

SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, d.department_name

FROM employees e, departments d

WHERE e.department_id = d.department_id AND employees.department_id > 5000

ORDER BY 4;

Which clause contains a syntax error?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, d.department_name

FROM employees e, departments d

WHERE e.department_id = d.department_id

AND employees.department_id > 5000 (*)

ORDER BY 4;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

29. What is produced when a join condition is not specified in a multiple-table query? Mark for
Review

(1) Points

a self-join

an outer join

an equijoin

a Cartesian product (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

30. Your have two tables named EMPLOYEES and SALES. You want to identify the sales
representatives who have generated at least $100,000 in revenue.

Which query should you issue? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT e.fname, e.lname, s.sales

FROM employees e, sales s

WHERE e.emp_id = s.emp_id AND revenue > 100000;

SELECT e.fname, e.lname, s.sales

FROM employees e, sales s

WHERE e.emp_id = s.emp_id AND revenue >= 100000;

(*)

SELECT e.fname, e.lname, s.sales

FROM employees, sales

WHERE e.emp_id = s.emp_id AND revenue >= 100000;

SELECT fname, lname, sales

Q FROM employees e, sales s

WHERE e.emp_id = s.emp_id AND revenue > 100000;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

Section 3 Lesson 4

(Answer all questions in this section)

31. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT p.player_id, m.last_name, m.first_name, t.team_name

FROM player p

LEFT OUTER JOIN player m ON (p.manager_id = m.player_id)

LEFT OUTER JOIN team t ON (p.team_id = t.team_id);

Which join is evaluated first?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

the self-join of the player table (*)

the join between the player table and the team table on TEAM_ID

the join between the player table and the team table on MANAGER_ID

the join between the player table and the team table on PLAYER_ID

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

32. The EMPLOYEE_ID column in the EMPLOYEE table corresponds to the EMPLOYEE_ID column
of the ORDER table. The EMPLOYEE_ID column in the ORDER table contains null values for rows
that you need to display.
Which type of join should you use to display the data? Mark for Review

(1) Points

natural join

self-join

outer join (*)

equijoin

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

33. Which operator would you use after one of the column names in the WHERE clause when
creating an outer join? Mark for Review

(1) Points

(+) (*)

Correct

Section 4 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

34. You need to join two tables that have two columns with the same name and compatible data
types. Which type of join would you create to join the tables on both of the columns? Mark for
Review

(1) Points

Natural join (*)

Cross join

Outer join

Self-join

Correct

35. A join between tables where the result set includes matching values from both tables but does
NOT return any unmatched rows could be called which of the following? (Choose three) Mark for
Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Equijoin (*)

Self join (*)

Nonequijoin

Simple join (*)

full outer join

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

36. Which of the following best describes a natural join? Mark for Review

(1) Points

A join between two tables that includes columns that share the same name, datatypes and lengths
(*)

A join that produces a Cartesian product

A join between tables where matching fields do not exist

A join that uses only one table

Correct

Section 4 Lesson 3

(Answer all questions in this section)

37. Which SELECT clause creates an equijoin by specifying a column name common to both
tables? Mark for Review

(1) Points

A HAVING clause

The FROM clause

The SELECT clause

A USING clause (*)

Correct

38. Below find the structures of the PRODUCTS and VENDORS tables:

PRODUCTS

PRODUCT_ID NUMBER

PRODUCT_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

VENDOR_ID NUMBER

CATEGORY_ID NUMBER

VENDORS

VENDOR_ID NUMBER

VENDOR_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (30)

CITY VARCHAR2 (25)

REGION VARCHAR2 (10)

POSTAL_CODE VARCHAR2 (11)

You want to create a query that will return an alphabetical list of products, including the product
name and associated vendor name, for all products that have a vendor assigned.

Which two queries could you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p

LEFT OUTER JOIN vendors v ON p.vendor_id = v.vendor_id

ORDER BY p.product_name;

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p

JOIN vendors v ON (vendor_id)

ORDER BY p.product_name;

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p NATURAL JOIN vendors v

ORDER BY p.product_name;

(*)
SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p

JOIN vendors v USING (p.vendor_id)

ORDER BY p.product_name;

SELECT p.product_name, v.vendor_name

FROM products p

JOIN vendors v USING (vendor_id)

ORDER BY p.product_name;

(*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

39. The primary advantage of using JOIN ON is: Mark for Review

(1) Points

The join happens automatically based on matching column names and data types

It will display rows that do not meet the join condition

It permits columns with different names to be joined (*)

It permits columns that dont have matching data types to be joined

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

40. Below find the structure of the CUSTOMERS and SALES_ORDER tables:

CUSTOMERS

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, Primary Key

CUSTOMER_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)

CONTACT_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)

CONTACT_TITLE VARCHAR2 (20)

ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (30)

CITY VARCHAR2 (25)

REGION VARCHAR2 (10)

POSTAL_CODE VARCHAR2 (20)

COUNTRY_ID NUMBER Foreign key to COUNTRY_ID column of the COUNTRY table

PHONE VARCHAR2 (20)

FAX VARCHAR2 (20)

CREDIT_LIMIT NUMBER(7,2)

SALES_ORDER

ORDER_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, Primary Key

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER Foreign key to CUSTOMER_ID column of the CUSTOMER table

ORDER_DT DATE

ORDER_AMT NUMBER (7,2)

SHIP_METHOD VARCHAR2 (5)

You need to create a report that displays customers without a sales order. Which statement could
you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT c.customer_name
FROM customers c

WHERE c.customer_id not in (SELECT s.customer_id FROM sales_order s);

(*)

SELECT c.customer_name

FROM customers c, sales_order s

WHERE c.customer_id = s.customer_id(+);

SELECT c.customer_name

FROM customers c, sales_order s

WHERE c.customer_id (+) = s.customer_id;

SELECT c.customer_name

FROM customers c

RIGHT OUTER JOIN sales_order s ON (c.customer_id = s.customer_id);

Correct

Section 4 Lesson 4

(Answer all questions in this section)

41. Which two sets of join keywords create a join that will include unmatched rows from the first
table specified in the SELECT statement? Mark for Review

(1) Points

LEFT OUTER JOIN and FULL OUTER JOIN (*)

RIGHT OUTER JOIN and LEFT OUTER JOIN

USING and HAVING

OUTER JOIN and USING

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

42. Which query represents the correct syntax for a left outer join? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c

LEFT JOIN orders o

ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c

OUTER JOIN orders o

ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c

LEFT OUTER JOIN orders o ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

(*)

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c

LEFT OUTER JOIN orders o

ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

43. You need to display all the rows from both the EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE_HIST tables. Which
type of join would you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

a right outer join

a left outer join

a full outer join (*)

an inner join

Correct

Section 5 Lesson 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

44. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT MIN(hire_date), dept_id

FROM employee

GROUP BY dept_id;

Which values are displayed?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The earliest hire date in each department. (*)

The the earliest hire date in the EMPLOYEE table.

The latest hire date in the EMPLOYEE table.

The hire dates in the EMPLOYEE table that contain NULL values.
Correct

45. What is the best explanation as to why this SQL statement will NOT execute?

SELECT department_id Department, AVG (salary)Average

FROM employees

GROUP BY Department;

Mark for Review

(1) Points

Salaries cannot be averaged as not all the numbers will divide evenly.

You cannot use a column alias in the GROUP BY clause. (*)

The GROUP BY clause must have something to GROUP.

The department id is not listed in the departments table.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5

46. What will the following SQL Statement do?

SELECT job_id, COUNT(*)

FROM employees

GROUP BY job_id;

Mark for Review

(1) Points

Displays all the employees and groups them by job.

Displays each job id and the number of people assigned to that job id. (*)

Displays only the number of job_ids.

Displays all the jobs with as many people as there are jobs.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5

47. If a select list contains both a column as well as a group function then what clause is
required? Mark for Review

(1) Points

having clause

join clause

order by clause

group by clause (*)

Correct

Section 5 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

48. You need to calculate the average salary of employees in each department. Which group
function will you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

AVG (*)

MEAN

MEDIAN

AVERAGE

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5

49. Which aggregate function can be used on a column of the DATE data type? Mark for Review

(1) Points
AVG

MAX (*)

STDDEV

SUM

Correct

50. The CUSTOMER table contains these columns:

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER(9)

FNAME VARCHAR2(25)

LNAME VARCHAR2(30)

CREDIT_LIMIT NUMBER (7,2)

CATEGORY VARCHAR2(20)

You need to calculate the average credit limit for all the customers in each category. The average
should be calculated based on all the rows in the table excluding any customers who have not yet
been assigned a credit limit value. Which group function should you use to calculate this value?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

AVG (*)

SUM

COUNT

STDDEV

Correct

Section 5 Lesson 2
(Answer all questions in this section)

51. You need to calculate the standard deviation for the cost of products produced in the
Birmingham facility. Which group function will you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

STDEV

STDDEV (*)

VAR_SAMP

VARIANCE

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5

52. The TRUCKS table contains these columns:

TRUCKS

TYPE VARCHAR2(30)

YEAR DATE

MODEL VARCHAR2(20)

PRICE NUMBER(10)

Which SELECT statement will return the average price for the 44 model?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT AVG (price) FROM trucks WHERE model = 44; (*)

SELECT AVG (price) FROM trucks WHERE model IS 44;

SELECT AVG(price) FROM trucks WHERE model IS 44;

SELECT AVG(price), model FROM trucks WHERE model IS 44;

Correct

53. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)

LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(20)

FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(20)

SALARY NUMBER(9,2)

HIRE_DATE DATE

BONUS NUMBER(7,2)

COMM_PCT NUMBER(4,2)

Which three functions could be used with the HIRE_DATE, LAST_NAME, or SALARY columns?
(Choose three.)

Mark for Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

MAX (*)

SUM

AVG

MIN (*)

COUNT (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5

54. The VENDORS table contains these columns:

VENDOR_ID NUMBER Primary Key

NAME VARCHAR2(30)

LOCATION_ID NUMBER

ORDER_DT DATE

ORDER_AMOUNT NUMBER(8,2)

Which two clauses represent valid uses of aggregate functions for this table?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

FROM MAX(order_dt)

SELECT SUM(order_dt)

SELECT SUM(order_amount) (*)

WHERE MAX(order_dt) = order_dt

SELECT location_id, MIN(AVG(order_amount)) (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 5

55. Which group function would you use to display the highest salary value in the EMPLOYEE
table? Mark for Review

(1) Points

AVG

COUNT
MAX (*)

MIN

Correct

Section 5 Lesson 3

(Answer all questions in this section)

56. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT COUNT(*)

FROM products;

Which statement is true?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The number of rows in the table is displayed. (*)

The number of unique PRODUCT_IDs in the table is displayed.

An error occurs due to an error in the SELECT clause.

An error occurs because no WHERE clause is included in the SELECT statement.

Correct

57. Group functions can avoid computations involving duplicate values by including which
keyword? Mark for Review

(1) Points

NULL

DISTINCT (*)
SELECT

UNLIKE

Correct

58. Which SELECT statement will calculate the number of rows in the PRODUCTS table? Mark for
Review

(1) Points

SELECT COUNT(products);

SELECT COUNT FROM products;

SELECT COUNT (*) FROM products; (*)

SELECT ROWCOUNT FROM products;

Correct

59. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)

LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(20)

FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(20)

SALARY NUMBER(7,2)

DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER(9)

You need to display the number of employees whose salary is greater than $50,000? Which SELECT
would you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT * FROM employees

WHERE salary > 50000;

SELECT * FROM employees

WHERE salary < 50000;

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM employees

WHERE salary < 50000;

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM employees

WHERE salary > 50000;

(*)

SELECT COUNT(*) FROM employees

WHERE salary > 50000

GROUP BY employee_id, last_name, first_name, salary, department_id;

Correct

Section 6 Lesson 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

60. What is the correct order of clauses in a SELECT statement? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT

FROM

WHERE

ORDER BY

HAVING
SELECT

FROM

HAVING

GROUP BY

WHERE

ORDER BY

SELECT

FROM

WHERE

GROUP BY

HAVING

ORDER BY

(*)

SELECT

FROM

WHERE

HAVING

ORDER BY

GROUP BY

Correct

Section 6 Lesson 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

61. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

ID_NUMBER NUMBER Primary Key

NAME VARCHAR2 (30)

DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER

SALARY NUMBER (7,2)

HIRE_DATE DATE

Evaluate this SQL statement:

SELECT id_number, name, department_id, SUM(salary)

FROM employees

WHERE salary > 25000

GROUP BY department_id, id_number, name

ORDER BY hire_date;

Why will this statement cause an error?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The HAVING clause is missing.

The WHERE clause contains a syntax error.

The SALARY column is NOT included in the GROUP BY clause.

The HIRE_DATE column is NOT included in the GROUP BY clause. (*)

Correct
62. The PAYMENT table contains these columns:

PAYMENT_ID NUMBER(9) PK

PAYMENT_DATE DATE

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER(9)

Which SELECT statement could you use to display the number of times each customer made a
payment between January 1, 2003 and June 30, 2003 ?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT customer_id, COUNT(payment_id)

FROM payment

WHERE payment_date BETWEEN 01-JAN-2003 AND 30-JUN-2003

GROUP BY customer_id;

(*)

SELECT COUNT(payment_id)

FROM payment

WHERE payment_date BETWEEN 01-JAN-2003 AND 30-JUN-2003;

SELECT customer_id, COUNT(payment_id)

FROM payment

WHERE payment_date BETWEEN 01-JAN-2003 AND 30-JUN-2003;

SELECT COUNT(payment_id)

FROM payment
WHERE payment_date BETWEEN 01-JAN-2003 AND 30-JUN-2003

GROUP BY customer_id;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

63. You want to write a report that returns the average salary of all employees in the company,
sorted by departments. The EMPLOYEES table contains the following columns:

EMPLOYEES:

EMP_ID NUMBER(10) PRIMARY KEY

LNAME VARCHAR2(20)

FNAME VARCHAR2(20)

DEPT VARCHAR2(20)

HIRE_DATE DATE

SALARY NUMBER(10)

Which SELECT statement will return the information that you require?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT salary (AVG)

FROM employees

GROUP BY dept;

SELECT AVG (salary)

FROM employees

GROUP BY dept;
(*)

SELECT AVG (salary)

FROM employees

BY dept;

SELECT AVG salary

FROM employees

BY dept;

Correct

64. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT COUNT(emp_id), mgr_id, dept_id

FROM employee

WHERE status = I

GROUP BY dept_id

HAVING salary > 30000

ORDER BY 2;

Why does this statement return a syntax error?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

MGR_ID must be included in the GROUP BY clause. (*)

The HAVING clause must specify an aggregate function.

A single query cannot contain a WHERE clause and a HAVING clause.

The ORDER BY clause must specify a column name in the EMPLOYEE table.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

65. Evaluate this statement:

SELECT department_id, AVG(salary)

FROM employees

WHERE job_id <> 69879

GROUP BY job_id, department_id

HAVING AVG(salary) > 35000

ORDER BY department_id;

Which clauses restricts the result? Choose two.

Mark for Review

(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

SELECT department_id, AVG(salary)

WHERE job_id <> 69879 (*)

GROUP BY job_id, department_id

HAVING AVG(salary) > 35000 (*)

Correct

66. The MANUFACTURER table contains these columns:

MANUFACTURER_ID NUMBER

MANUFACTURER_NAME VARCHAR2(30)
TYPE VARCHAR2(25)

LOCATION_ID NUMBER

You need to display the number of unique types of manufacturers at each location. Which SELECT
statement should you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT location_id, COUNT(DISTINCT type)

FROM manufacturer

GROUP BY location_id;

(*)

SELECT location_id, COUNT(DISTINCT type)

FROM manufacturer;

SELECT location_id, COUNT(type)

FROM manufacturer

GROUP BY location_id;

SELECT location_id, COUNT(DISTINCT type)

FROM manufacturer

GROUP BY type;

Correct

67. Which statement about the GROUP BY clause is true? Mark for Review

(1) Points
To exclude rows before dividing them into groups using the GROUP BY clause, you use should a
WHERE clause. (*)

You can use a column alias in a GROUP BY clause.

By default, rows are not sorted when a GROUP BY clause is used.

You must use the HAVING clause with the GROUP BY clause.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

Section 6 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

68. Which operator can be used with a multiple-row subquery? Mark for Review

(1) Points

IN (*)

<>

LIKE

Correct

69. You need to create a report to display the names of products with a cost value greater than
the average cost of all products. Which SELECT statement should you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT product_name

FROM products

WHERE cost > (SELECT AVG(cost) FROM product);

(*)
SELECT product_name

FROM products

WHERE cost > AVG(cost);

SELECT AVG(cost), product_name

FROM products

WHERE cost > AVG(cost)

GROUP by product_name;

SELECT product_name

FROM (SELECT AVG(cost) FROM product)

WHERE cost > AVG(cost);

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

70. Examine the structures of the CUSTOMER and ORDER_HISTORY tables:

CUSTOMER

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER(5)

NAME VARCHAR2(25)

CREDIT_LIMIT NUMBER(8,2)

OPEN_DATE DATE

ORDER_HISTORY

ORDER_ID NUMBER(5)

CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER(5)

ORDER_DATE DATE
TOTAL NUMBER(8,2)

Which of the following scenarios would require a subquery to return the desired results?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

You need to display the date each customer account was opened.

You need to display each date that a customer placed an order.

You need to display all the orders that were placed on a certain date.

You need to display all the orders that were placed on the same day as order number 25950. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

Section 6 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

71. Which operator can be used with subqueries that return only one row? Mark for Review

(1) Points

LIKE (*)

ANY

ALL

IN

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

72. Which statement about subqueries is true? Mark for Review

(1) Points

Subqueries should be enclosed in double quotation marks.

Subqueries cannot contain group functions.

Subqueries are often used in a WHERE clause to return values for an unknown conditional value.
(*)

Subqueries generally execute last, after the main or outer query executes.

Correct

Section 6 Lesson 3

(Answer all questions in this section)

73. Which statement about the <> operator is true? Mark for Review

(1) Points

The <> operator is NOT a valid SQL operator.

The <> operator CANNOT be used in a single-row subquery.

The <> operator returns the same result as the ANY operator in a subquery.

The <> operator can be used when a single-row subquery returns only one row. (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

74. Which best describes a single-row subquery? Mark for Review

(1) Points

a query that returns only one row from the inner SELECT statement (*)

a query that returns one or more rows from the inner SELECT statement

a query that returns only one column value from the inner SELECT statement

a query that returns one or more column values from the inner SELECT statement

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

75. If a single-row subquery returns a null value and uses the equality comparison operator, what
will the outer query return? Mark for Review

(1) Points

no rows (*)

all the rows in the table

a null value

an error

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

Section 6 Lesson 4

(Answer all questions in this section)

76. You need to create a SELECT statement that contains a multiple-row subquery, which
comparison operator(s) can you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

IN, ANY, and ALL (*)

LIKE

BETWEENAND

=, <, and >

Correct

77. Which operator or keyword cannot be used with a multiple-row subquery? Mark for Review

(1) Points

ALL

ANY
= (*)

>

Correct

78. Examine the data in the PAYMENT table:

PAYMENT_ID CUSTOMER_ID PAYMENT_DATE PAYMENT_TYPE PAYMENT_AMOUNT

86590586 8908090 10-JUN-03 BASIC 859.00

89453485 8549038 15-FEB-03 INTEREST 596.00

85490345 5489304 20-MAR-03 BASIC 568.00

This statement fails when executed:

SELECT customer_id, payment_type

FROM payment

WHERE payment_id =

(SELECT payment_id

FROM payment

WHERE payment_amount = 596.00 OR payment_date = 20-MAR-2003);

Which change could correct the problem?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

Change the outer query WHERE clause to WHERE payment_id IN. (*)

Remove the quotes surrounding the date value in the OR clause.

Remove the parentheses surrounding the nested SELECT statement.

Change the comparison operator to a single-row operator.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

79. Which of the following best describes the meaning of the ANY operator? Mark for Review

(1) Points

Equal to any member in the list

Compare value to each value returned by the subquery (*)

Compare value to every value returned by the subquery

Equal to each value in the list

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

80. What would happen if you attempted to use a single-row operator with a multiple-row
subquery? Mark for Review

(1) Points

An error would be returned. (*)

No rows will be selected.

All the rows will be selected.

The data returned may or may not be correct.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

Section 6 Lesson 4

(Answer all questions in this section)

81. Examine the structures of the PARTS and MANUFACTURERS tables:

PARTS:
PARTS_ID VARCHAR2(25)

PK PARTS_NAME VARCHAR2(50)

MANUFACTURERS_ID NUMBER

COST NUMBER(5,2)

PRICE NUMBER(5,2)

MANUFACTURERS:

ID NUMBER

PK NAME VARCHAR2(30)

LOCATION VARCHAR2(20)

Which SQL statement correctly uses a subquery?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

UPDATE parts SET price = price * 1.15

WHERE manufacturers_id =

(SELECT id

FROM manufacturers

WHERE UPPER(location) IN(ATLANTA , BOSTON , DALLAS ));

SELECT parts_name, price, cost

FROM parts

WHERE manufacturers_id !=

(SELECT id
FROM manufacturers

WHERE LOWER(name) = cost plus);

SELECT parts_name, price, cost

FROM parts

WHERE manufacturers_id IN

(SELECT id

FROM manufacturers m

JOIN part p ON (m.id = p.manufacturers_id));

(*)

SELECT parts_name

FROM

(SELECT AVG(cost)

FROM manufacturers)

WHERE cost > AVG(cost);

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

82. You are looking for Executive information using a subquery. What will the following SQL
statement display?

SELECT department_id, last_name, job_id

FROM employees

WHERE department_id IN

(SELECT department_id
FROM departments

WHERE department_name = Executive);

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The department ID, department name and last name for every employee in the Executive
department.

The department ID, last name, department name for every Executive in the employees table.

The department ID, last name, job ID from departments for Executive employees.

The department ID, last name, job ID for every employee in the Executive department. (*)

Correct

83. Examine the data in the PAYMENT table:

PAYMENT_ID CUSTOMER_ID PAYMENT_DATE PAYMENT_TYPE PAYMENT_AMOUNT

86590586 8908090 10-JUN-03 BASIC 859.00

89453485 8549038 15-FEB-03 INTEREST 596.00

85490345 5489304 20-MAR-03 BASIC 568.00

This statement fails when executed:

SELECT payment_date, customer_id, payment_amount

FROM payment

WHERE payment_id =

(SELECT payment_id

FROM payment
WHERE payment_date >= 05-JAN-2002 OR payment_amount > 500.00);

Which change could correct the problem?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

Remove the subquery WHERE clause.

Change the outer query WHERE clause to WHERE payment_id IN. (*)

Include the PAYMENT_ID column in the select list of the outer query.

Remove the single quotes around the date value in the inner query WHERE clause.

Correct

84. You need to display all the products that cost more than the maximum cost of every product
produced in Japan. Which multiple-row comparison operator could you use? Mark for Review

(1) Points

>ANY (*)

NOT=ALL

IN

>IN

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

85. Which statement about the ANY operator when used with a multiple-row subquery is
true? Mark for Review

(1) Points

The ANY operator compares every value returned by the subquery. (*)

The ANY operator can be used with the DISTINCT keyword.

The ANY operator is a synonym for the ALL operator.

The ANY operator can be used with the LIKE and IN operators.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 6

86. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT player_id, name

FROM players

WHERE team_id IN

(SELECT team_id

FROM teams

WHERE team_id > 300 AND salary_cap > 400000);

What would happen if the inner query returned a NULL value?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

No rows would be returned by the outer query. (*)

A syntax error in the outer query would be returned.

A syntax error in the inner query would be returned.

All the rows in the PLAYER table would be returned by the outer query.

Correct

Section 7 Lesson 1

(Answer all questions in this section)

87. The STUDENTS table contains these columns:

STU_ID NUMBER(9) NOT NULL

LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (30) NOT NULL

FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25) NOT NULL

DOB DATE

STU_TYPE_ID VARCHAR2(1) NOT NULL

ENROLL_DATE DATE

You create another table, named FT_STUDENTS, with an identical structure.You want to insert all
full-time students, who have a STU_TYPE_ID value of F, into the new table. You execute this
INSERT statement:

INSERT INTO ft_students

(SELECT stu_id, last_name, first_name, dob, stu_type_id, enroll_date

FROM students

WHERE UPPER(stu_type_id) = F);

What is the result of executing this INSERT statement?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

All full-time students are inserted into the FT_STUDENTS table. (*)

An error occurs because the FT_STUDENTS table already exists.

An error occurs because you CANNOT use a subquery in an INSERT statement.

An error occurs because the INSERT statement does NOT contain a VALUES clause.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

88. Which statement about the VALUES clause of an INSERT statement is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

If no column list is specified, then the values must be in the order the columns are specified in the
table. (*)

The VALUES clause in an INSERT statement is optional.

Character, date, and numeric data must be enclosed within single quotes in the VALUES clause.

To specify a null value in the VALUES clause, use an empty string ( ).

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

89. You need to copy rows from the EMPLOYEE table to the EMPLOYEE_HIST table. What could
you use in the INSERT statement to accomplish this task? Mark for Review

(1) Points

an ON clause

a SET clause

a subquery (*)

a function

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

90. The PRODUCTS table contains these columns:

PROD_ID NUMBER(4)

PROD_NAME VARCHAR2(25)

PROD_PRICE NUMBER(3)

You want to add the following row data to the PRODUCTS table:

(1) a NULL value in the PROD_ID column

(2) 6-foot nylon leash in the PROD_NAME column

(3) 10 in the PROD_PRICE column

You issue this statement:

INSERT INTO products

VALUES (null,6-foot nylon leash, 10);

What row data did you add to the table?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The row was created with the correct data in all three columns. (*)

The row was created with the correct data in two of three columns.

The row was created with the correct data in one of the three columns.

The row was created completely wrong. No data ended up in the correct columns.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

Section 7 Lesson 2

(Answer all questions in this section)

91. One of the sales representatives, Janet Roper, has informed you that she was recently
married, and she has requested that you update her name in the employee database. Her new last
name is Cooper. Janet is the only person with the last name of Roper that is employed by the
company. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns and all data is stored in lowercase:

EMP_ID NUMBER(10) PRIMARY KEY

LNAME VARCHAR2(20)

FNAME VARCHAR2(20)

DEPT VARCHAR2 (20)

HIRE_DATE DATE

SALARY NUMBER(10)

Which UPDATE statement will accomplish your objective?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

UPDATE employees

SET lname = cooper

WHERE lname = roper;

(*)

UPDATE employees lname = cooper

WHERE lname = roper;

UPDATE employees

SET lname = roper

WHERE lname = cooper;

UPDATE employees

SET cooper = lname

WHERE lname = roper;

Correct

92. The EMPLOYEES table contains the following columns:

EMP_ID NUMBER(10) PRIMARY KEY

LNAME VARCHAR2(20)
FNAME VARCHAR2(20)

DEPT VARCHAR2(20)

HIRE_DATE DATE

SALARY NUMBER(9,2)

BONUS NUMBER(9,2)

You want to execute one DML statement to change the salary of all employees in department 10
to equal the new salary of employee number 89898. Currently, all employees in department 10
have the same salary value. Which statement should you execute?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

UPDATE employee

SET salary = SELECT salary

FROM employee

WHERE emp_id = 89898;

UPDATE employee

SET salary = (SELECT salary FROM employee WHERE emp_id = 89898);

UPDATE employee

SET salary = (SELECT salary FROM employee WHERE emp_id = 89898)

WHERE dept = 10;

(*)

UPDATE employee

SET salary = (SELECT salary FROM employee WHERE emp_id = 89898 AND dept = 10);
Correct

93. The PLAYERS table contains these columns:

PLAYER_ID NUMBER NOT NULL

PLAYER_LNAME VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL

PLAYER_FNAME VARCHAR2(10) NOT NULL

TEAM_ID NUMBER

SALARY NUMBER(9,2)

You need to increase the salary of each player for all players on the Tiger team by 12.5 percent.
The TEAM_ID value for the Tiger team is 5960. Which statement should you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

UPDATE players (salary) SET salary = salary * 1.125;

UPDATE players SET salary = salary * .125 WHERE team_id = 5960;

UPDATE players SET salary = salary * 1.125 WHERE team_id = 5960; (*)

UPDATE players (salary) VALUES(salary * 1.125) WHERE team_id = 5960;

Correct

94. You need to delete a record in the EMPLOYEES table for Tim Jones, whose unique employee
identification number is 348. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:

ID_NUM NUMBER(5) PRIMARY KEY

LNAME VARCHAR2(20)

FNAME VARCHAR2(20)

ADDRESS VARCHAR2(30)
PHONE NUMBER(10)

Which DELETE statement will delete the appropriate record without deleting any additional records?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

DELETE FROM employees WHERE id_num = 348; (*)

DELETE FROM employees WHERE lname = jones;

DELETE * FROM employees WHERE id_num = 348;

DELETE jones FROM employees;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

95. You need to update the expiration date of products manufactured before June 30th . In which
clause of the UPDATE statement will you specify this condition? Mark for Review

(1) Points

the ON clause

the WHERE clause (*)

the SET clause

the USING clause

Correct

96. Which of the following represents the correct syntax for an INSERT statement? Mark for
Review

(1) Points

INSERT VALUES INTO customers (3178 J. Smith 123 Main Street Nashville TN 37777;

INSERT INTO customers VALUES 3178 J. Smith 123 Main Street Nashville TN 37777;
INSERT INTO customers VALUES (3178, J., Smith, 123 Main Street, Nashville, TN, 37777);
(*)

INSERT customers VALUES 3178, J., Smith, 123 Main Street, Nashville, TN, 37777;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

97. One of your employees was recently married. Her employee ID is still 189, however, her last
name is now Rockefeller. Which SQL statement will allow you to reflect this change? Mark for
Review

(1) Points

INSERT INTO my_employees SET last_name = Rockefeller WHERE employee_ID = 189;

INSERT my_employees SET last_name = Rockefeller WHERE employee_ID = 189;

UPDATE INTO my_employees SET last_name = Rockefeller WHERE employee_ID = 189;

UPDATE my_employees SET last_name = Rockefeller WHERE employee_ID = 189; (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

98. When the WHERE clause is missing in a DELETE statement, what is the result? Mark for
Review

(1) Points

All rows are deleted from the table. (*)

The table is removed from the database.

An error message is displayed indicating incorrect syntax.

Nothing. The statement will not execute.

Correct

99. What keyword in an UPDATE statement speficies the columns you want to change? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

SELECT

WHERE

SET (*)

HAVING

Correct

100. You need to update both the DEPARTMENT_ID and LOCATION_ID columns in the EMPLOYEE
table using one UPDATE statement. Which clause should you include in the UPDATE statement to
update multiple columns? Mark for Review

(1) Points

the USING clause

the ON clause

the WHERE clause

the SET clause (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 7

Test: Mid Term Exam Semester 2 Part I

Review your answers, feedback, and question scores below. An asterisk (*)
indicates a correct answer.
Part I of the Semester 2 Mid Term Exam covers Sections 1-4, and the
Review of Joins in Section 5, of Database Programming with SQL
curriculum.

Section 1

1.
You need to return a portion of each employees last name, beginning with
the first character up to the fifth character. Which character function should
you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

INSTR

TRUNC

SUBSTR (*)

CONCAT

Correct

2.
You query the database with this SQL statement:
SELECT LOWER(SUBSTR(CONCAT(last_name, first_name)), 1, 5) ID
FROM employee;
In which order are the functions evaluated? Mark for Review
(1) Points

LOWER, SUBSTR, CONCAT

LOWER, CONCAT, SUBSTR

SUBSTR, CONCAT, LOWER

CONCAT, SUBSTR, LOWER (*)

Correct

3.
The STYLES table contains this data:
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00
809090 LOAFER 89098 10.00
890890 LOAFER 89789 14.00
857689 HEEL 85940 11.00
758960 SANDAL 86979 12.00
You query the database and return the value 79. Which script did you use?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT INSTR(category, 2,2)

FROM styles
WHERE style_id = 895840;

SELECT INSTR(category, -2,2)

FROM styles
WHERE style_id = 895840;

SELECT SUBSTR(category, 2,2)

FROM styles
WHERE style_id = 895840;

SELECT SUBSTR(category, -2,2)

FROM styles
WHERE style_id = 758960;
(*)
Incorrect. Refer to Section 1

4.
Which SQL function can be used to remove heading or trailing characters
(or both) from a character string? Mark for Review
(1) Points

LPAD

CUT

NVL2

TRIM (*)

Correct

5.
You issue this SQL statement:
SELECT INSTR (organizational sales, al)
FROM dual;
Which value is returned by this command? Mark for Review
(1) Points

13 (*)

17

Correct

6.
The PRICE table contains this data:
PRODUCT_ID MANUFACTURER_ID
86950 59604
You query the database and return the value 95. Which script did you use?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT SUBSTR(product_id, 3, 2)
FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;
(*)

SELECT LENGTH(product_id, 3, 2)
FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

SELECT SUBSTR(product_id, -1, 3)

FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

SELECT TRIM(product_id, -3, 2)

FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

Correct

7.
Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT LENGTH(email)
FROM employee;
What will this SELECT statement display? Mark for Review
(1) Points

The longest e-mail address in the EMPLOYEE table

The email address of each employee in the EMPLOYEE table

The number of characters for each value in the EMAIL column in the
employees table (*)

The maximum number of characters allowed in the EMAIL column

Correct

8.
You need to subtract three months from the current date. Which function
should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

ROUND

TO_DATE

ADD_MONTHS (*)

MONTHS_BETWEEN

Correct

9.
Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT SYSDATE + 30
FROM dual;
Which value is returned by the query? Mark for Review
(1) Points

The current date plus 30 hours.

The current date plus 30 days. (*)

The current date plus 30 months.

No value is returned because the SELECT statement generates an error.

Correct

10.
You need to display the current year as a character value (for example:
Two Thousand and One). Which element would you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

RR

YY

YYYY

YEAR (*)

Correct

Page 1 of 5

Section 1 11. Which SELECT statement will return a numeric value? Mark
for Review
(1) Points

SELECT SYSDATE + 600 / 24

FROM employee;

SELECT ROUND(hire_date, DAY)

FROM employee;

SELECT (SYSDATE hire_date) / 7

FROM employee;
(*)

SELECT SYSDATE 7
FROM employee;
Incorrect. Refer to Section 1
12. Which function would you use to return the current database server
date and time? Mark for Review
(1) Points

DATE

SYSDATE (*)

DATETIME

CURRENTDATE

Correct
13. You issue this SQL statement:
SELECT TRUNC(751.367,-1) FROM dual;
Which value does this statement display?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

700

750 (*)

751

751.3

Correct
14. Which comparison operator retrieves a list of values? Mark for Review
(1) Points

IN (*)

LIKE
BETWEEN IN

IS NULL

Correct
15. You issue this SQL statement:
SELECT ROUND (1282.248, -2) FROM dual;
What value does this statement produce?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

1200

1282

1282.25

1300 (*)

Correct
Section 2 16. The STYLES table contains this data:
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00
809090 LOAFER 89098 10.00
890890 LOAFER 89789 14.00
857689 HEEL 85940 11.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT style_id, style_name, category, cost
FROM styles WHERE style_name LIKE SANDAL AND NVL(cost, 0) <
15.00
ORDER BY category, cost;
Which result will the query provide?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
758960 SANDAL 86979

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85909 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00
758960 SANDAL 86979

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

895840 SANDAL 85909 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00

STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST

968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
(*)

Correct
17. Which statement about group functions is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

NVL and NVL2, but not COALESCE, can be used with group functions to
replace null values.

NVL and COALESCE, but not NVL2, can be used with group functions to
replace null values.
NVL, NVL2, and COALESCE can be used with group functions to replace
null values. (*)

COALESCE, but not NVL and NVL2, can be used with group functions to
replace null values.

Correct
18. When executed, which statement displays a zero if the
TUITION_BALANCE value is zero and the HOUSING_BALANCE value is
null? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT NVL (tuition_balance + housing_balance, 0) Balance Due

FROM student_accounts;
(*)

SELECT NVL(tuition_balance, 0), NVL (housing_balance), tuition_balance

+ housing_balance Balance Due
FROM student_accounts;

SELECT tuition_balance + housing_balance

FROM student_accounts;

SELECT TO_NUMBER(tuition_balance, 0), TO_NUMBER

(housing_balance, 0), tutition_balance + housing_balance Balance Due
FROM student_accounts;

Correct
19. The PRODUCT table contains this column: PRICE NUMBER(7,2)
Evaluate this statement:
SELECT NVL(10 / price, 4)
FROM PRODUCT;
What would happen if the PRICE column contains null values?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
The statement would fail because values cannot be divided by 4.

A value of 4 would be displayed. (*)

A value of 0 would be displayed.

The statement would fail because values cannot be divided by null.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 2

20. Which three statements concerning explicit data type conversions are
true? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points (Choose all correct answers)

Use the TO_NUMBER function to convert a number to a character string.

Use the TO_DATE function to convert a character string to a date value. (*)

Use the TO_NUMBER function to convert a character string of digits to a

number. (*)

Use the TO_DATE function to convert a date value to character string or

number.

Use the TO_CHAR function to convert a number or date value to character

string. (*)

Use the TO_CHAR function to convert a character string to a number or

date value.

Correct
Section 2 21. Which statement concerning single row functions is true?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Single row functions can accept only one argument, but can return multiple
values.
Single row functions cannot modify a data type.

Single row functions can be nested. (*)

Single row functions return one or more results per row.

Correct
22. Which SQL Statement should you use to display the prices in this
format: $00.30? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT TO_CHAR(price, $99,900.99)

FROM product;
(*)

SELECT TO_CHAR(price, $99,911.99)

FROM product;

SELECT TO_CHAR(price, $99,990.99)

FROM product;

SELECT TO_NUMBER(price, $99,900.99)

FROM product;

Correct
23. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
SALARY NUMBER(6)
You need to create a report to display the salaries of all employees. Which
script should you use to display the salaries in format: $45,000.00?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, $999,999)
FROM employees;

SELECT TO_NUM(salary, $999,990.99)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_NUM(salary, $999,999.00)

FROM employees;

SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, $999,999.00)

FROM employees;
(*)

Correct
24. All Human Resources data is stored in a table named EMPLOYEES.
You have been asked to create a report that displays each employees
name and salary. Each employees salary must be displayed in the
following format: $000,000.00. Which function should you include in a
SELECT statement to achieve the desired result? Mark for Review
(1) Points

TO_CHAR (*)

TO_DATE

TO_NUMBER

CHARTOROWID

Correct
25. Which two statements concerning SQL functions are true? (Choose
two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points (Choose all correct answers)

Character functions can accept numeric input.

Not all date functions return date values. (*)

Number functions can return number or character values.

Conversion functions convert a value from one data type to another data
type. (*)

Single-row functions manipulate groups of rows to return one result per

group of rows.

Correct
Section 3 26. You need to provide a list of the first and last names of all
employees who work in the Sales department who earned a bonus and had
sales over $50,000. The company president would like the sales listed
starting with the highest amount first. The EMPLOYEES table and the
SALES_DEPT table contain the following columns:
EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(10) PRIMARY KEY
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(20)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(20)
DEPARTMENT_ID VARCHAR2(20)
HIRE_DATE DATE
SALARY NUMBER(10)
SALES_DEPT
SALES_ID NUMBER(10) PRIMARY KEY
SALES NUMBER(20)
QUOTA NUMBER(20)
MANAGER VARCHAR2(30)
BONUS NUMBER(10)
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(10) FOREIGN KEY
Which SELECT statement will accomplish this task?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, s.employee_id,

s.bonus, s.sales
FROM employees e, sales_dept s
ORDER BY sales DESC
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND sales > 50000 AND s.bonus
IS NOT NULL;

SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, s.employee_id,

s.bonus, s. sales
ORDER BY sales DESC
FROM employees e, sales_dept s
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND s.bonus IS NOT NULL AND
sales > 50000;

SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, s.employee_id,

s.bonus, s. sales
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id
FROM employees e, sales_dept s AND s.bonus IS NOT NULL AND sales
> 50000
ORDER BY sales DESC;

SELECT e.employee_id, e.last_name, e.first_name, s.employee_id,

s.bonus, s. sales
FROM employees e, sales_dept s
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND s.bonus IS NOT NULL AND
sales > 50000
ORDER BY sales DESC;
(*)

Correct
27. You have the following EMPLOYEES table:
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(5) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(25)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(25)
ADDRESS VARCHAR2(35)
CITY VARCHAR2(25)
STATE VARCHAR2(2)
ZIP NUMBER(9)
TELEPHONE NUMBER(10)
DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER(5) NOT NULL FOREIGN KEY
The BONUS table includes the following columns:
BONUS_ID NUMBER(5) NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY
ANNUAL_SALARY NUMBER(10)
BONUS_PCT NUMBER(3, 2)
EMPLOYEE_ID VARCHAR2(5) NOT NULL FOREIGN KEY
You want to determine the amount of each employees bonus, as a
calculation of salary times bonus. Which of the following queries should you
issue?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT e.first_name, e.last_name, b.annual_salary * b. bonus_pct

FROM employees e, bonus b
WHERE e.employee_id = b.employee_id;
(*)

SELECT e.first_name, e.last_name, b.annual_salary, b. bonus_pct

FROM employees e, bonus b
WHERE e.employee_id = b.employee_id;

SELECT e.first_name, e.last_name, b.annual_salary, b. bonus_pct

FROM employees, bonus
WHERE e.employee_id = b.employee_id;

SELECT first_name, last_name, annual_salary * bonus_pct

FROM employees, bonus NATURAL JOIN;

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

28. You need to create a report that lists all employees in department 10
(Sales) whose salary is not equal to $25,000 per year. Which query should
you issue to accomplish this task? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT last_name, first_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE salary > 25000 AND department_id = 10;

SELECT last_name, first_name, salary

FROM employees
WHERE salary = 25000 AND department_id = 10;

SELECT last_name, first_name, salary

FROM employees
WHERE salary <= 25000 AND department_id = 10;

SELECT last_name, first_name, salary

FROM employees
WHERE salary != 25000 AND department_id = 10;
(*)

Correct
29. What is produced when a join condition is not specified in a multiple-
table query using Oracle proprietary Join syntax? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A self-join

An outer join

An equijoin

A Cartesian product (*)

Correct
30. You have two tables named EMPLOYEES and SALES. You want to
identify the sales representatives who have generated $100,000, or more,
in revenue. Which query should you issue? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT e.first_name, e.last_name, s.sales
FROM employees e, sales s
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND revenue > 100000;

SELECT e.first_name, e.last_name, s.sales

FROM employees e, sales s
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND revenue >= 100000;
(*)

SELECT e.first_name, e.last_name, s.sales

FROM employees, sales
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND revenue >= 100000;

SELECT first_name, last_name, sales

FROM employees e, sales s
WHERE e.employee_id = s.employee_id AND revenue > 100000;

Correct
Section 3 31. Which statement about the join syntax of an Oracle
Proprietary join syntax SELECT statement is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

The ON keyword must be included.

The JOIN keyword must be included.

The FROM clause represents the join criteria.

The WHERE clause represents the join criteria. (*)

Correct
32. You need to join the EMPLOYEES table and the SCHEDULES table,
but the two tables do not have any corresponding columns. Which type of
join will you create? Mark for Review
(1) Points
An equijoin

A cross join

A non-equijoin (*)

A full outer join

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3

33. Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT p.player_id, m.last_name, m.first_name, t.team_name
FROM player p
LEFT OUTER JOIN player m ON (p.manager_id = m.player_id)
LEFT OUTER JOIN team t ON (p.team_id = t.team_id);
Which join is evaluated first?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

The self-join of the player table (*)

The join between the player table and the team table on TEAM_ID

The join between the player table and the team table on MANAGER_ID

The join between the player table and the team table on PLAYER_ID

Correct
34. The EMPLOYEE_ID column in the EMPLOYEES table corresponds to
the EMPLOYEE_ID column of the ORDERS table. The EMPLOYEE_ID
column in the ORDERS table contains null values for rows that you need to
display.
Which type of join should you use to display the data? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Natural join
Self-join

Outer join (*)

Equijoin

Correct
35. Using Oracle Proprietary join syntax, which two operators can be used
in an outer join condition using the outer join operator (+)? Mark for Review
(1) Points

AND and = (*)

OR and =

BETWEENAND and IN

IN and =

Correct
36. Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT *
FROM employee e, employee m
WHERE e.manager_id = m.employee_id;
Which type of join is created by this SELECT statement?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

a self join (*)

a cross join

a left outer join

a full outer join

Incorrect. Refer to Section 3
Section 4 37. You need to join the EMPLOYEE_HIST and EMPLOYEES
tables. The EMPLOYEE_HIST table will be the first table in the FROM
clause. All the matched and unmatched rows in the EMPLOYEES table
need to be displayed. Which type of join will you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A cross join

An inner join

A left outer join

A right outer join (*)

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

38. Which query represents the correct syntax for a left outer join? Mark for
Review
(1) Points

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c
LEFT JOIN orders o
ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c
OUTER JOIN orders o
ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

SELECT companyname, orderdate, total

FROM customers c
LEFT OUTER JOIN orders o
ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;
(*)
SELECT companyname, orderdate, total
FROM customers c
LEFT OUTER orders o
ON c.cust_id = o.cust_id;

Correct
39. Which query will retrieve all the rows in the EMPLOYEES table, even if
there is no match in the DEPARTMENTS table? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT e.last_name, e.department_id, d.department_name

FROM employees e
RIGHT OUTER JOIN departments d ON (e.department_id =
d.department_id);

SELECT e.last_name, e.department_id, d.department_name

FROM employees e
NATURAL JOIN departments d;
NATURAL JOIN departments d;

SELECT e.last_name, e.department_id, d.department_name

FROM employees e
LEFT OUTER JOIN departments d ON (e.department_id =
d.department_id);
(*)

SELECT e.last_name, e.department_id, d.department_name

FROM employees e
JOIN departments d USING (e.department_id = d.department_id);

Correct
40. Which of the following best describes a natural join? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A join between two tables that includes columns that share the same name,
datatypes and lengths (*)
A join that produces a Cartesian product

A join between tables where matching fields do not exist

A join that uses only one table

Correct
Section 4 41. Which statement about a natural join is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Columns with the same names must have identical data types.

Columns with the same names must have the same precision and
datatype. (*)

Columns with the same names must have compatible data types.

Columns with the same names cannot be included in the SELECT list of
the query.

Correct
42. You need to join two tables that have two columns with the same name,
datatype and precision. Which type of join would you create to join the
tables on both of the columns? Mark for Review
(1) Points

Natural join (*)

Cross join

Outer join

Self-join

Correct
43. The primary advantages of using JOIN ON is: (Select two) Mark for
Review
(1) Points (Choose all correct answers)

The join happens automatically based on matching column names and

data types.

It will display rows that do not meet the join condition.

It permits columns with different names to be joined. (*)

It permits columns that dont have matching data types to be joined. (*)

Correct
44. For which condition would you use an equijoin query with the USING
keyword? Mark for Review
(1) Points

You need to perform a join of the CUSTOMER and ORDER tables but limit
the number of columns in the join condition. (*)

The ORDER table contains a column that has a referential constraint to a

column in the PRODUCT table.

The CUSTOMER and ORDER tables have no columns with identical

names.

The CUSTOMER and ORDER tables have a corresponding column,

CUST_ID. The CUST_ID column in the ORDER table contains null values
that need to be displayed.

Incorrect. Refer to Section 4

45. You created the CUSTOMERS and ORDERS tables by issuing these
CREATE TABLE statements in sequence:
CREATE TABLE customers
(custid varchar2(5),
companyname varchar2(30),
contactname varchar2(30),
address varchar2(30),
city varchar2(20),
state varchar2(30),
phone varchar2(20),
constraint pk_customers_01 primary key (custid));
CREATE TABLE orders
(orderid varchar2(5) constraint pk_orders_01 primary key,
orderdate date,
total number(15),
custid varchar2(5) references customers (custid));
You have been instructed to compile a report to present the information
about orders placed by customers who reside in Nashville. Which query
should you issue to achieve the desired results?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT custid, companyname

FROM customers
WHERE city = Nashville;

SELECT orderid, orderdate, total

FROM orders o
NATURAL JOIN customers c ON o.custid = c.custid
WHERE city = Nashville;

SELECT orderid, orderdate, total

FROM orders o
JOIN customers c ON o.custid = c.custid
WHERE city = Nashville;
(*)

SELECT orderid, orderdate, total

FROM orders
WHERE city = Nashville;
Correct
46. Below find the structure of the CUSTOMERS and SALES_ORDER
tables:
CUSTOMERS
CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, Primary Key
CUSTOMER_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)
CONTACT_NAME VARCHAR2 (30)
CONTACT_TITLE VARCHAR2 (20)
ADDRESS VARCHAR2 (30)
CITY VARCHAR2 (25)
REGION VARCHAR2 (10)
POSTAL_CODE VARCHAR2 (20)
COUNTRY_ID NUMBER Foreign key to COUNTRY_ID column of the
COUNTRY table
PHONE VARCHAR2 (20)
FAX VARCHAR2 (20)
CREDIT_LIMIT NUMBER(7,2)
SALES_ORDER
ORDER_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, Primary Key
CUSTOMER_ID NUMBER Foreign key to CUSTOMER_ID column of the
CUSTOMER table
ORDER_DT DATE
ORDER_AMT NUMBER (7,2)
SHIP_METHOD VARCHAR2 (5)
You need to create a report that displays customers without a sales order.
Which statement could you use?
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT c.customer_name
FROM customers c
WHERE c.customer_id not in (SELECT s.customer_id FROM sales_order
s);
(*)
SELECT c.customer_name
FROM customers c, sales_order s
WHERE c.customer_id = s.customer_id(+);

SELECT c.customer_name
FROM customers c, sales_order s
WHERE c.customer_id (+) = s.customer_id;

SELECT c.customer_name
FROM customers c
RIGHT OUTER JOIN sales_order s
ON (c.customer_id = s.customer_id);

Correct
Section 5 47. Which statement about the GROUP BY clause is true? Mark
for Review
(1) Points

The first column listed in the GROUP BY clause is the most major
grouping. (*)

The last column listed in the GROUP BY clause is the most major
grouping.

The GROUP BY clause can contain an aggregate function.

A GROUP BY clause cannot be used without an ORDER BY clause.

Correct
48. If a select list contains both a column as well as a group function then
what clause is required? Mark for Review
(1) Points

HAVING clause

JOIN clause
ORDER BY clause

GROUP BY clause (*)

Correct
49. What is the best explanation as to why this SQL statement will NOT
execute?
SELECT department_id Department, AVG (salary)Average
FROM employees
GROUP BY Department;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Salaries cannot be averaged as not all the numbers will divide evenly.

You cannot use a column alias in the GROUP BY clause. (*)

The GROUP BY clause must have something to GROUP.

The department id is not listed in the departments table.

Correct
50. What will the following SQL Statement do?
SELECT job_id, COUNT(*)
FROM employees
GROUP BY job_id;
Mark for Review
(1) Points

Displays all the employees and groups them by job.

Displays each job id and the number of people assigned to that job id. (*)

Displays only the number of job_ids.

Displays all the jobs with as many people as there are jobs.
Correct