Database Programming with SQL Mid Semester 1

Section 1
(Answer all questions in this section)

1. There is only one kind of software used by all computers. True or

False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

Correct Correct.

2. What command can be used to create a new row in a table in the

database? Mark for Review
(1) Points

INSERT (*)
NEW

CREATE

ADD

Correct Correct.

3. What is a NULL value? Mark for Review

(1) Points

A blank space

A known value less than zero

A perfect zero

An unknown value (*)

Correct Correct

4. In a SQL statement, which clause specifies one or more columns

to be returned by the query? Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT (*)

FROM

WHERE
 Any of the above options; you can list columns wherever you want to
in a SELECT statement.

Correct Correct.

5. The basic storage structure in a Relational Database is a

_________: Mark for Review
(1) Points

Table (*)

Row

Key

Field
Correct Correct
(Answer all questions in this section)

6. If you write queries using the BETWEEN operator, it does not

matter in what order you enter the values, i.e. BETWEEN low value
AND high value will give the same result as BETWEEN high value and
low value. True or False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

Correct Correct.

7. Which of the following WHERE clauses would not select the

number 10? Mark for Review
(1) Points
WHERE hours IN (8,9,10)

WHERE hours <= 10

WHERE hours BETWEEN 10 AND 20

WHERE hours <>10 (*)

Correct Correct

8. If the EMPLOYEES table has the following columns, and you

want to write a SELECT statement to return the employee last name
and department number for employee number 176, which of the
following SQL statements should you use?
Name Type Length
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER 22
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 20
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 25
EMAIL VARCHAR2 25
PHONE_NUMBER VARCHAR2 20
SALARY NUMBER 22
COMMISSION_PCT NUMBER 22
MANAGER_ID NUMBER 22
DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER 22
Mark for Review
(1) Points

SELECT last_name, employee_id

FROM employees
WHERE employee_id equals 176;

SELECT last_name, department_id

FROM employees
WHERE employee_id equals 176;

SELECT first_name, employee_id

FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 176;
SELECT last_name, department_id
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 176;
(*)

Correct Correct.

9. Which of the following are true? (Choose Two) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Date values are enclosed in single quotation marks (*)

Character strings are enclosed in double quotation marks

Date values are format-sensitive (*)

Character values are not case-sensitive

Correct Correct

10. You need to display all the rows in the EMPLOYEES table that
contain a null value in the DEPARTMENT_ID column. Which
comparison operator should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

ISNULL

"= NULL"

NULL!
IS NULL (*)

Correct Correct.
(Answer all questions in this section)

11. The structure of the table can be displayed with the _________
command: Mark for Review
(1) Points

Describe

Desc

Dis

Desc and the Describe (*)

Correct Correct

Section 3
(Answer all questions in this section)

12. Which of the following is true of the ORDER BY clause:?

(Choose Two) Mark for Review
(1) Points

(Choose all correct answers)

Defaults to an ascending order (ASC) (*)

Must be the last clause of the SQL statement (*)

Displays the fetched rows in no particular order

Defaults to a descending order (DESC)

Correct Correct

13. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT *
FROM employees
WHERE salary > 30000
AND department_id = 10
OR email IS NOT NULL;

Which statement is true?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

The OR condition will be evaluated before the AND condition.

The AND condition will be evaluated before the OR condition. (*)

 The OR and AND conditions have the same precedence and will be
evaluated from left to right

The OR and AND conditions have the same precedence and will be
evaluated from right to left

Correct Correct.

14. Which of the following are TRUE regarding the logical AND
operator? Mark for Review
(1) Points

TRUE AND FALSE return TRUE

TRUE AND FALSE return FALSE (*)

FALSE AND TRUE return NULL

TRUE AND TRUE return FALSE

Correct Correct.

15. The function COUNT is a single row function. True or False?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

True

False (*)

Correct Correct
(Answer all questions in this section)

16. What is the result of the following SQL Statement:

SELECT ROUND(45.923,-1)
FROM DUAL; Mark for Review
(1) Points

46

45.9

50 (*)

None of the above

Correct Correct

17. Which query would return a whole number if the sysdate is 26-
May-2004? Mark for Review
(1) Points
 SELECT TRUNC(MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'19-Mar-1979')
/12)
AS YEARS
FROM DUAL;
(*)

SELECT TRUNC(YEARS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'19-Mar-1979') /12)

AS YEARS
FROM DUAL;

SELECT MONTHS_BETWEEN(SYSDATE,'19-Mar-1979') /12

AS YEARS
FROM DUAL;

None of the above

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

SELECT SUBSTR(product_id, -1, 3)

FROM price
WHERE manufacturer_id = 59604;

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

Correct Correct

19. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT LENGTH(email)
FROM employee;

What will this SELECT statement display?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

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 longest e-mail address in the EMPLOYEE table

The maximum number of characters allowed in the EMAIL column

Correct Correct
Section 5
(Answer all questions in this section)

20. Which of the following is a conditional expression used in SQL?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

CASE (*)
DESCRIBE

WHERE

NULLIF

Correct Correct

(Answer all questions in this section)

21. 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_CHAR(salary, '$999,999.00')
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')

FROM employees;

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

Single row functions return one or more results per row.

Single row functions cannot modify a data type.

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

Single row functions can be nested. (*)

Correct Correct

23. A table has the following definition: EMPLOYEES(

EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(6) NOT NULL,
NAME VARCHAR2(20) NOT NULL,
MANAGER_ID VARCHAR2(6))

and contains the following rows:

(1001, 'Bob Bevan', '200')

(200, 'Natacha Hansen', null)

Will the folloiwng query work?

SELECT *
FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = manager_id; Mark for Review
(1) Points

Yes, Oracle will perform implicit dataype conversion, and the query
will return one row of data.

No, because the datatypes of EMPLOYEE_ID and MANAGER_ID are

different.

No.ﾠ You will have to re-wirte the statement and perform explicit
datatype conversion.
 Yes, Oracle will perform implicit datatype conversion, but the WHERE
clause will not find any matching data. (*)

Correct Correct

24. Which function compares two expressions? Mark for Review

(1) Points

NVL2

NULLIF (*)

NULL

NVL
Correct Correct

25. With the following data in Employees (last_name,

commission_pct, manager_id) what is the result of the following
statement?
DATA:
King, null, null
Kochhar, null, 100
Vargas, null, 124
Zlotkey, .2, 100
SELECT last_name, NVL2(commission_pct, manager_id, -1) comm
FROM employees ;

Mark for Review

(1) Points

King, -1
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, .2
King, -1
Kochhar, -1
Vargas, -1
Zlotkey, .2

King, -1
Kochhar, -1
Vargas, -1
Zlotkey, 100
(*)

Statement will fail.

Correct Correct
(Answer all questions in this section)

26. Which type of join returns rows from one table that have NO
direct match in the other table? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Equijoin

Self join

Outer join (*)

Natural join

Correct Correct

27. You need to display all the rows (both matching and non-
matching) from both the EMPLOYEE and EMPLOYEE_HIST tables.
Which type of join would you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points

A full outer join (*)

A left outer join

An inner join

A right outer join

Correct Correct

28. You can do nonequi-joins with ANSI-Syntax. True or False?

Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False
Correct Correct

29. 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, part 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 (+);

Correct Correct

30. Which SELECT statement implements a self join? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

SELECT e.employee_id, m.manager_id

FROM employees e, employees m
WHERE m.employee_id = e.manager_id;
(*)

SELECT e.employee_id, m.manager_id

FROM employees e, departments m
WHERE e.employee_id = m.manager_id;

SELECT e.employee_id, m.manager_id

FROM employees e, managers m
WHERE e.employee_id = m.manager_id;

SELECT e.employee_id, m.manager_id

FROM employees e
NATURAL JOIN employees m;

Correct Correct
Section 6
(Answer all questions in this section)

31. 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 cannot be included in the SELECT list
of the query.

Columns with the same names must have compatible data types.

Correct Correct

32. Which of the following conditions will cause an error on a

NATURAL JOIN? Mark for Review
(1) Points

If the columns having the same names have different data types, then
an error is returned. (*)
When you attempt to write it as an equijoin.

If it selects rows from the two tables that have equal values in all
matched columns.

When the NATURAL JOIN clause is based on all columns in the two
tables that have the same name.

Correct Correct

Section 7
(Answer all questions in this section)

33. 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 cust_id, company, total_sales

FROM customers c, sales s
WHERE c.cust_id = s.cust_id;

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

FROM customers c, sales s
WHERE c.cust_id = s.cust_id;
(*)

Correct Correct

34. Will the following statement work?

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

Mark for Review

(1) Points

Yes, there are no syntax errors in that statement

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. (*)

Correct 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

OR and =
BETWEEN...AND... and IN

AND and = (*)

IN and =

Correct Correct
Section 8
(Answer all questions in this section)

36. 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 4x4
model?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT AVG(price), model

FROM trucks
WHERE model IS '4x4';

SELECT AVG(price)
FROM trucks
WHERE model IS '4x4';

SELECT AVG(price)
FROM trucks
WHERE model = '4x4';
(*)

SELECT AVG(price)
FROM trucks
WHERE model IS 4x4;
Correct Correct

37. Which group function would you use to display the average price
of all products in the PRODUCTS table? Mark for Review
(1) Points

MAX

SUM

AVG (*)

COUNT

Correct Correct
 38. Group functions can avoid computations involving duplicate
values by including which keyword? Mark for Review
(1) Points

NULL

SELECT

DISTINCT (*)

UNLIKE

Correct Correct

Section 9
(Answer all questions in this section)

39. Evaluate this SELECT statement:

SELECT SUM(salary), department_id, department_name
FROM employees
WHERE department_id = 1
GROUP BY department;

Which clause of the SELECT statement contains a syntax error?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT

GROUP BY (*)

WHERE

FROM
Correct Correct

40. The PLAYERS and TEAMS tables contain these columns:

PLAYERS
PLAYER_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (30) NOT NULL
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25) NOT NULL
TEAM_ID NUMBER
POSITION VARCHAR2 (25)

TEAMS
TEAM_ID NUMBER NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY
TEAM_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)

You need to create a report that lists the names of each team with
more than three goal keepers.
Which SELECT statement will produce the desired result?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
SELECT t.team_name, COUNT(p.player_id)
FROM players p, teams t
ON (p.team_id = t.team_id)
WHERE UPPER(p.position) = 'GOAL KEEPER'
GROUP BY t.team_name
HAVING COUNT(p.player_id) > 3;

SELECT t.team_name, COUNT(p.player_id)

FROM players p
JOIN teams t ON (p.team_id = t.team_id)
WHERE UPPER(p.position) = 'GOAL KEEPER'
GROUP BY t.team_name
HAVING COUNT(p.player_id) > 3;
(*)

SELECT t.team_name, COUNT(p.player_id)

FROM players p, teams t
ON (p.team_id = t.team_id)
WHERE UPPER(p.position) = 'GOAL KEEPER'
GROUP BY t.team_name;
SELECT t.team_name, COUNT(p.player_id)
FROM players
JOIN teams t ON (p.team_id = t.team_id)
WHERE UPPER(p.position) = 'GOAL KEEPER'
HAVING COUNT(p.player_id) > 3;
Section 9
(Answer all questions in this section)

41. Is the following statement correct?

SELECT first_name, last_name, salary, department_id,
COUNT(employee_id)
FROM employees
WHERE department_id = 50
GROUP BY last_name, first_name, department_id;

Mark for Review

(1) Points

Yes, because Oracle will correct any mistakes in the statement itself
 No, beause you cannot have a WHERE-clause when you use group
functions.

No, because the statement is missing salary in the GROUP BY

clause (*)

Yes

Correct Correct

42. Examine the following statement:

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

What data will this query generate?

Mark for Review

(1) Points
Sum of salaries for (department_id, job_id) and (department_id,
manager_id) (*)

Sum of salaries for (department_id, job_id, manager_id)

Subtotals for (job_id, manager_id)

The statement will fail.

Correct Correct

43. If you want to include subtotals and grand totals for all columns
mentioned in a GROUP BY clause, you should use which of the
following extensions to the GROUP BY clause? Mark for Review
(1) Points
ROLLUP

GROUP BY ALL COLUMNS

HAVING

CUBE (*)

Correct Correct

44. INTERSECT will give you the common rows found in both
queries. (True or False?) Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False
Correct Correct

Section 10
(Answer all questions in this section)

45. The WITH clause enables a SELECT statement to define the

subquery block at the start of the query, process the block just once,
label the results, and then refer to the results multiple times. True or
False? Mark for Review
(1) Points

True (*)

False
Section 10
(Answer all questions in this section)
 46. Single row subqueries may not include this operator: Mark for
Review
(1) Points

ALL (*)

>

<>

Correct Correct

47. What will the following statement return:

SELECT last_name, salary
FROM employees
WHERE (department_id, job_id) = (SELECT department_id, job_id
 FROM employees
WHERE employee_id = 103)

Mark for Review

(1) Points

A list of last_names and salaries of employees that works in the same

department and has the same job_id as that of employee 103. (*)

A list of last_names or salaries of employees that works in the same

department and has the same job_id as that of employee 103.

A list of last_names and salaries of employees that works in the same

department or has the same job_id as that of employee 103.

Nothing. It is an invalid statement.

48. Evaluate the structure of the EMPLOYEES and DEPART_HIST

tables:
EMPLOYEES
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2(25)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2(25)
DEPARTMENT_ID NUMBER(9)
MANAGER_ID NUMBER(9)
SALARY NUMBER(7,2)

DEPART_HIST:
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)
OLD_DEPT_ID NUMBER(9)
NEW_DEPT_ID NUMBER(9)
CHANGE_DATE DATE

You want to generate a list of employees who are in department 10,

but used to be in department 15. Which query should you use?

Mark for Review

(1) Points

SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name, department_id

FROM employees
WHERE (employee_id, department_id) IN
(SELECT employee_id, new_dept_id
FROM depart_hist
WHERE old_dept_id = 15) AND new_dept_id = 10;
(*)

SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name, department_id

FROM employees
WHERE (employee_id, department_id) =
(SELECT employee_id, new_dept_id
FROM depart_hist
WHERE new_dept_id = 15);

SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name, department_id

FROM employees
WHERE (employee_id, department_id) IN
(SELECT employee_id, dept_id
FROM employees
WHERE old_dept_id = 15);

SELECT employee_id, last_name, first_name, department_id

FROM employees
WHERE (employee_id) IN
(SELECT employee_id
 FROM employee_hist
WHERE old_dept_id = 15);

Correct Correct

49. 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 the first value returned by the subquery

Equal to each value in the list

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

Correct Correct

50. A multiple-row operator expects how many values? Mark for

Review
(1) Points

One or more (*)

Only one

Two or more

None