MySQL 101-01

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A general Quiz on some basic SQL knowledge, focusing on general SQL and some MySQL specific questions.
Chris Lee
Quiz by Chris Lee, updated more than 1 year ago
Chris Lee
Created by Chris Lee over 9 years ago
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Question 1

Question
Which of the following is a correctly written SQL Insert statement?
Answer
  • INSERT table VALUES (value1, value2, value3);
  • INSERT INTO table VALUES (value1, value2, value3);
  • INSERT INTO database TABLE(table(schema));
  • INSERT TABLE INTO database table(schema);

Question 2

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When writing DELETE statements, it is often a good idea to begin with a SELECT statement, to verify that your are targeting the correct data for deletion.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 3

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C.R.U.D is an acronym for the four basic operations of a database system. What are they?
Answer
  • Create, Retrieve, Upgrade, Delete
  • Collate, Retrieve, Update, Delete
  • Create, Recall, Update, Delete
  • Create, Retrieve, Update, Delete
  • Create, Retrieve, Update, Destroy

Question 4

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In SQL terminology, what does DML stand for?
Answer
  • Data Modification Language
  • Data Manipulation Language
  • Digital Manipulation Language
  • Digital Modification Language

Question 5

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In SQL terminology, What does DDL Stand for?
Answer
  • Digital Definition Language
  • Data Detention Language
  • Digital Determination Language
  • Data Definition Language

Question 6

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SQL code that can be categorized as DML is used primarily for:
Answer
  • Adding, querying, manipulating and deleting data from tables and data sets.
  • Defining tables, indexes, and data relationships.
  • Storing data in tables, indexes, and primary keys.
  • Inserting data relationships into indexes, tables, and primary keys.

Question 7

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SQL code that can be categorized as DDL is used primarily for:
Answer
  • Inserting data relationships into indexes, tables, and primary keys.
  • Adding, querying, manipulating and deleting data from tables and data sets.
  • Defining tables, indexes, and data relationships.
  • Storing data in tables, indexes, and primary keys.

Question 8

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Which answer most completely and correctly describes what this SQL statement will do? SELECT Name, LifeExpectancy AS 'Life Expectancy' FROM Country;
Answer
  • Return all rows from the Name and LifeExpectancy columns in the country table.
  • Return all rows from the Name and LifeExpectancy columns in the country table, renaming the column header displaying the LifeExpectancy column's results to 'Life Expectancy'.
  • Return all rows from the Name and LifeExpectancy columns in the country table where the phrase 'Life Expectancy' is found in the name column.
  • This statement is incorrectly written. It will produce an error.

Question 9

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Which answer most completely and correctly describes what the following SQL statement will do? SELECT "Hi, my name is Jimmy.";
Answer
  • This statement is not valid, it will return an error.
  • This will return a single row with the value "Hi, my name is Jimmy.".
  • This will return a single row with the header <String> and the value "Hi, my name is Jimmy.".
  • This will return the value "Hi, my name is Jimmy." in a column with the header name "Hi, my name is Jimmy."

Question 10

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Which answer most completely and correctly describes what the following SQL statement will do? SELECT FROM inventory WHERE item_desc like '%shoe%';
Answer
  • This will return all rows from the customer table where the item_desc column contains the sub-string 'shoe'.
  • This statement is written incorrectly, it will return an error.
  • This will return all rows from the customer table where the item_desc column begins with the sub-string 'shoe'.
  • This will return all rows from the customer table where the item_desc column ends with the sub-string 'shoe'.

Question 11

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This SQL statement will return all rows from the 'Countries' table: SELECT * FROM Countries; Which of the following will return the number of rows in the Countries table? 1. SELECT * (COUNT) FROM Countries; 2. SELECT COUNT FROM Countries; 3. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM Countries; 4. All of the above.
Answer
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

Question 12

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True or False: Given a database with table named test that has columns named 'id' and 'value' This is a valid SQL statement: SELECT * FROM test WHERE value = NULL;
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 13

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In MySql, this create table statement is not valid. Why? CREATE TABLE test ( a INTEGER AUTO_INCREMENT, b TEXT DEFAULT 'nothing', c TEXT NOT NULL );
Answer
  • The semicolon is unnecessary.
  • The AUTO_INCREMENT keyword is misused.
  • There is a comma missing after the last column declaration.
  • The DEFAULT keyword is misused.

Question 14

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In MySQL, which of these statements will successfully create a table named simpleTest with an id field set as an auto-increment integer with a primary key constraint?
Answer
  • CREATE TABLE simpleTest( id INTEGER AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY, fName TEXT NOT NULL, lName TEXT NOT NULL );
  • CREATE TABLE simpleTest( id INTEGER AUTO_INCREMENT, fName TEXT NOT NULL, lName TEXT NOT NULL, PRIMARY KEY(id) );
  • Neither A nor B is correct.
  • Both A and B are correct.

Question 15

Question
The term "Query" is often used to refer to what kind of SQL statements?
Answer
  • CREATE
  • SELECT
  • INSERT
  • ALTER
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