Mastering Oracle's SELECT DISTINCT

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Which clause is used in a SELECT statement to filter duplicate rows in the result set?

  • HAVING
  • UNIQUE
  • DISTINCT (correct)
  • GROUP BY

What is the difference between DISTINCT and UNIQUE?

  • DISTINCT can only be used in the SELECT statement, while UNIQUE can be used in any SQL statement
  • DISTINCT is not SQL standard, while UNIQUE is
  • There is no difference, they are synonyms (correct)
  • DISTINCT is used for filtering duplicate rows, while UNIQUE is used for defining unique constraints on columns

In which clause should you use if you want to apply the DISTINCT to some columns while skipping other columns?

  • ORDER BY
  • HAVING
  • GROUP BY (correct)
  • WHERE

How does the DISTINCT clause treat NULL values?

<p>It considers NULL values as duplicates of each other (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How do you retrieve unique data based on multiple columns using the SELECT DISTINCT statement?

<p>Specify the column list in the SELECT clause (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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