SQL Subquery Overview
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What is the purpose of using a subquery in the given example?

  • To retrieve student IDs from the scores table where the subject is 'Math' and the score is greater than 90 (correct)
  • To retrieve scores for different subjects from the scores table
  • To retrieve student information from the students table
  • To retrieve names of students whose IDs match those returned by the subquery

What SQL clause is typically used in conjunction with aggregate functions to group rows into subsets?

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

In the given example, what is the outer query retrieving?

  • Departments where the average salary exceeds a certain threshold
  • Department names
  • Employee salaries
  • Average salary of employees in each department (correct)

What are the benefits of using SQL subqueries?

<p>They allow complex queries to be broken down into simpler, more manageable parts (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between inner and outer queries in SQL?

<p>Inner queries are executed first and outer queries are executed second (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of using SQL subqueries in a SELECT statement?

<p>To retrieve data based on another query result (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which clause in an SQL query can contain a subquery?

<p>All of the above (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which SQL clause is the subquery used in the given example?

<p>WHERE (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between an inner query and an outer query in a subquery?

<p>The outer query is executed before the inner query (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a benefit of using SQL subqueries?

<p>They simplify complex queries (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can you use a subquery in an UPDATE statement?

<p>To update a table based on the result of another query (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common use of SQL subqueries in the WHERE clause?

<p>To filter data based on the result of another query (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary function of an inner query in a SQL subquery?

<p>To filter or compute values based on a condition or calculation (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which clauses can a SQL subquery be used?

<p>In SELECT, FROM, WHERE, HAVING, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, and JOIN clauses (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of the outer query in a SQL subquery?

<p>To operate on the result set produced by the inner query (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the benefit of using SQL subqueries?

<p>To retrieve data based on the results of another query (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the correct syntax for a SQL subquery?

<p>Enclosed within parentheses (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the inner query in the example retrieve?

<p>Customer IDs of customers aged 30 or older (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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