SKASC 16 & 17: MINUS Operator in SQL
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What is the data type of the returned values when both component queries select values of data type VARCHAR2?

  • DATE
  • VARCHAR2 (correct)
  • CHAR
  • NUMBER
  • In the example SELECT statements provided, what is displayed for the 'location' column?

  • department ID
  • NULL (correct)
  • hire date
  • location ID
  • What does the UNION operator do when used between the SELECT statements in the examples?

  • Concatenates the results from both queries
  • Combines the results and removes duplicate rows (correct)
  • Performs an inner join operation on the results
  • Only displays results from the second query
  • What is the purpose of the COLUMN a_dummy NOPRINT statement in the provided SQL example?

    <p>To hide the 'a_dummy' column when printing query results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How many operators are there in SET Operators as mentioned in the text?

    <p>2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What determines the data type of the returned values when both component queries select values of data type VARCHAR2?

    <p>The data type remains VARCHAR2</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is displayed when using the UNION operator to combine the SELECT statements for all employees?

    <p>employee_id, job_id, and 0</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of using the SET Operators mentioned in the text?

    <p>To combine results from multiple queries</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the 'ORDER BY a_dummy' clause achieve in the SQL example provided?

    <p>It sorts the result set in ascending order of a_dummy values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which statement accurately describes the UNION operator?

    <p>UNION concatenates columns from different tables vertically</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the example SELECT statements, what is the purpose of 'TO_NUMBER(null)' and 'TO_DATE(null)'?

    <p>Converting NULL values to specific data types</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'COLUMN a_dummy NOPRINT' is used for what purpose?

    <p>To hide the 'a_dummy' column from query results</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'SELECT department_id, location, hire_date FROM employees UNION...' retrieves which columns?

    <p>'department_id', 'location_id', and 'hire_date'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    'UNION' is an operator that performs what function between datasets?

    <p>'Concatenation'</p> Signup and view all the answers

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