(1) Points
True (*)
False
2. For the given data from Employees (last_name, manager_id) what is the result of the following statement:
DATA:( King, null
Kochhar, 100
De Haan, 100
Hunold, 102
Ernst, 103)
SELECT last_name,
DECODE(manager_id, 100, 'King', 'A N Other') "Works For?"
FROM employees
Mark for Review
(1) Points
King, A N Other
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, A N Other
Ernst, A N Other
(*)
King, A N Other
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, Kochhar
Ernst, De Haan
Invalid statement.
King, Null
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, A N Other
Ernst, A N Other
3. Which of the following is a conditional expression used in SQL? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NULLIF
WHERE
CASE (*)
DESCRIBE
4. 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.
Yes, Oracle will perform implicit datatype conversion, but the WHERE clause will not find any matching data. (*)
No.ﾠ You will have to re-wirte the statement and perform explicit datatype conversion.
No, because the datatypes of EMPLOYEE_ID and MANAGER_ID are different.
5. If you use the RR format when writing a query using the date 27-Oct-17 and the year is 2001, what year would be the result? Mark for Review
(1) Points
1901
2017 (*)
2001
1917
6. Which arithmetic operation will return a numeric value? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SYSDATE + 30 / 24
NEXT_DAY(hire_date) + 5
SYSDATE - 6
TO_DATE('01-Jun-2004') - TO_DATE('01-Oct-2004') (*)
7. Which SQL Statement should you use to display the prices in this format: "$00.30"? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT TO_CHAR(price, '$99,900.99')
FROM product;
(*)
SELECT TO_NUMBER(price, '$99,900.99')
FROM product;
SELECT TO_CHAR(price, '$99,990.99')
FROM product;
SELECT TO_CHAR(price, '$99,999.99')
FROM product;
8. Which two statements concerning SQL functions are true? (Choose two.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Single-row functions manipulate groups of rows to return one result per group of rows.
Conversion functions convert a value from one data type to another data type. (*)
Not all date functions return date values. (*)
Character functions can accept numeric input.
Number functions can return number or character values.
9. You need to display the HIRE_DATE values in this format: 25th of July 2002. Which SELECT statement would you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'DDspth 'of' Month RRRR')
FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'DDTH "of" Month YYYY')
FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'ddth "of" Month YYYY')
FROM employees;
(*)
SELECT enroll_date(hire_date, 'DDspth "of" Month YYYY')
FROM employees;
10. Which function compares two expressions? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NVL
NVL2
NULL
NULLIF (*)
11. Which of the following General Functions will return the first non-null expression in the expression list? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NULLIF
COALESCE (*)
NVL2
NVL
12. When executed, which statement displays a zero if the TUITION_BALANCE value is zero and the HOUSING_BALANCE value is null? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT NVL (tuition_balance + housing_balance, 0) "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
(*)
SELECT tuition_balance + housing_balance
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT TO_NUMBER(tuition_balance, 0), TO_NUMBER (housing_balance, 0), tutition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT NVL(tuition_balance, 0), NVL (housing_balance), tuition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
13. Which statement about group functions is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NVL and COALESCE, but not NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
COALESCE, but not NVL and NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
NVL and NVL2, but not COALESCE, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
NVL, NVL2, and COALESCE can be used with group functions to replace null values. (*)
14. Consider the following data in the Employees table: (last_name, commission_pct, manager_id)
DATA:
King, null, null
Kochhar, null, 100
Vargas, null, 124
Zlotkey, .2, 100
What is the result of the following statement:
SELECT last_name, COALESCE(commission_pct, manager_id, -1) comm
FROM employees ;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
King, null
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, .2
King, -1
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, .2
(*)
Statement will fail
King, -1
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, 100
15. You need to replace null values in the DEPT_ID column with the text N/A. Which functions should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points
TO_NUMBER and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NULL
TO_CHAR and NVL (*)
1. All Human Resources data is stored in a table named EMPLOYEES. You have been asked to create a report that displays each employee's name and salary. Each employee's salary must be displayed in the following format: $000,000.00. Which function should you include in a SELECT statement to achieve the desired result? Mark for Review
(1) Points
TO_DATE
TO_CHAR (*)
TO_NUMBER
CHARTOROWID
2. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
HIRE_DATE DATE
You need to display HIRE_DATE values in this format:
January 28, 2000
Which SQL statement could you use?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'Month DD', ' YYYY')
FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'Month DD, YYYY')
FROM employees;
(*)
SELECT hire_date(TO_CHAR 'Month DD', ' YYYY')
FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, Month DD, YYYY)
FROM employees;
3. 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.
Yes, Oracle will perform implicit datatype conversion, but the WHERE clause will not find any matching data. (*)
No.ﾠ You will have to re-wirte the statement and perform explicit datatype conversion.
4. Which statement is true about SQL functions? Mark for Review
(1) Points
Functions can convert values or text to another data type.
Functions can round a number to a specified decimal place.
Functions can convert upper case characters to lower case characters.
a, b and c are true. (*)
None of the above statements are true.
5. The following script will run successfully. True or False?
SELECT TO_CHAR(TO_DATE('25-Dec-2004','dd-Mon-yyyy'))
FROM dual Mark for Review
(1) Points
True (*)
False
6. Which three statements concerning explicit data type conversions are true? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Use the TO_NUMBER function to convert a character string of digits to a number. (*)
Use the TO_CHAR function to convert a number or date value to a character string. (*)
Use the TO_DATE function to convert a character string to a date value. (*)
Use the TO_DATE function to convert a date value to a character string or number.
Use the TO_NUMBER function to convert a number to a character string.
7. Which function compares two expressions? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NULL
NVL2
NVL
NULLIF (*)
8. The following statement returns 0 (zero). True or False?
SELECT 121/NULL
FROM dual; Mark for Review
(1) Points
True
False (*)
9. When executed, which statement displays a zero if the TUITION_BALANCE value is zero and the HOUSING_BALANCE value is null? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT tuition_balance + housing_balance
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT NVL(tuition_balance, 0), NVL (housing_balance), tuition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT TO_NUMBER(tuition_balance, 0), TO_NUMBER (housing_balance, 0), tutition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT NVL (tuition_balance + housing_balance, 0) "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
(*)
10. You need to replace null values in the DEPT_ID column with the text N/A. Which functions should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points
TO_NUMBER and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NULL
TO_CHAR and NVL (*)
11. Which statement about group functions is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NVL and COALESCE, but not NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
NVL and NVL2, but not COALESCE, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
NVL, NVL2, and COALESCE can be used with group functions to replace null values. (*)
COALESCE, but not NVL and NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
12. 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, -1
Vargas, -1
Zlotkey, 100
(*)
Statement will fail.
King, -1
Kochhar, -1
Vargas, -1
Zlotkey, .2
King, -1
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, .2
13. Which statement will return a listing of last names, salaries, and a rating of 'Low', 'Medium', 'Good' or 'Excellent' depending on the salary value? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT last_name,salary,
(CASE WHEN salary<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN salary<10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN salary<20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
(*)
SELECT last_name,sal,
(CASE WHEN sal<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN sal<10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN sal<20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
SELECT last_name,salary,
(RATING WHEN salary<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN salary<10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN salary<20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
SELECT last_name,salary,
(CASE WHEN salary<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN sal <10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN sal <20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
14. Which of the following is a conditional expression used in SQL? Mark for Review
(1) Points
CASE (*)
NULLIF
DESCRIBE
WHERE
15. For the given data from Employees (last_name, manager_id) what is the result of the following statement:
DATA:( King, null
Kochhar, 100
De Haan, 100
Hunold, 102
Ernst, 103)
SELECT last_name,
DECODE(manager_id, 100, 'King', 'A N Other') "Works For?"
FROM employees
Mark for Review
(1) Points
King, A N Other
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, A N Other
Ernst, A N Other
(*)
Invalid statement.
King, Null
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, A N Other
Ernst, A N Other
King, A N Other
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, Kochhar
Ernst, De Haan
1. Sysdate is 12-May-2004.
You need to store the following date: 7-Dec-89
Which statement about the date format for this value is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
The RR date format will interpret the year as 1989, and the YY date format will interpret the year as 2089 (*)
Both the YY and RR date formats will interpret the year as 2089
The RR date format will interpret the year as 2089, and the YY date format will interpret the year as 1989
Both the YY and RR date formats will interpret the year as 1989
2. Which functions allow you to perform explicit data type conversions? Mark for Review
(1) Points
TO_CHAR, TO_DATE, TO_NUMBER (*)
LENGTH, SUBSTR, LPAD, TRIM
NVL, NVL2, NULLIF
ROUND, TRUNC, ADD_MONTHS
3. Which statement will return the salary (for example, the salary of 6000) from the Employees table in the following format? $6000.00 Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT TO_CHAR(sal, '$99999.00') SALARY
FROM employees
SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, '$99999') SALARY
FROM employees
SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, '99999.00') SALARY
FROM employees
SELECT TO_CHAR(salary, '$99999.00') SALARY
FROM employees
(*)
4. The EMPLOYEES table contains these columns:
EMPLOYEE_ID NUMBER(9)
LAST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
FIRST_NAME VARCHAR2 (25)
HIRE_DATE DATE
You need to display HIRE_DATE values in this format:
January 28, 2000
Which SQL statement could you use?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, Month DD, YYYY)
FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'Month DD', ' YYYY')
FROM employees;
SELECT TO_CHAR(hire_date, 'Month DD, YYYY')
FROM employees;
(*)
SELECT hire_date(TO_CHAR 'Month DD', ' YYYY')
FROM employees;
5. If you use the RR format when writing a query using the date 27-Oct-17 and the year is 2001, what year would be the result? Mark for Review
(1) Points
2017 (*)
1901
1917
2001
6. Which three statements concerning explicit data type conversions are true? (Choose three.) Mark for Review
(1) Points
(Choose all correct answers)
Use the TO_DATE function to convert a character string to a date value. (*)
Use the TO_CHAR function to convert a number or date value to a character string. (*)
Use the TO_DATE function to convert a date value to a character string or number.
Use the TO_NUMBER function to convert a character string of digits to a number. (*)
Use the TO_NUMBER function to convert a number to a character string.
7. Which statement will return a listing of last names, salaries, and a rating of 'Low', 'Medium', 'Good' or 'Excellent' depending on the salary value? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT last_name,salary,
(CASE WHEN salary<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN salary<10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN salary<20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
(*)
SELECT last_name,salary,
(RATING WHEN salary<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN salary<10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN salary<20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
SELECT last_name,salary,
(CASE WHEN salary<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN sal <10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN sal <20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
SELECT last_name,sal,
(CASE WHEN sal<5000 o:p="" ow="" then="">
WHEN sal<10000 edium="" o:p="" then="">
WHEN sal<20000 o:p="" ood="" then="">
ELSE 'Excellent'
END) qualified_salary
FROM employees;
8. For the given data from Employees (last_name, manager_id) what is the result of the following statement:
DATA:( King, null
Kochhar, 100
De Haan, 100
Hunold, 102
Ernst, 103)
SELECT last_name,
DECODE(manager_id, 100, 'King', 'A N Other') "Works For?"
FROM employees
Mark for Review
(1) Points
King, A N Other
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, A N Other
Ernst, A N Other
(*)
King, Null
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, A N Other
Ernst, A N Other
Invalid statement.
King, A N Other
Kochhar, King
De Haan, King
Hunold, Kochhar
Ernst, De Haan
9. Which of the following is a conditional expression used in SQL? Mark for Review
(1) Points
DESCRIBE
CASE (*)
NULLIF
WHERE
10. Which function compares two expressions? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NVL
NULL
NULLIF (*)
NVL2
11. Which statement about group functions is true? Mark for Review
(1) Points
NVL and NVL2, but not COALESCE, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
COALESCE, but not NVL and NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
NVL and COALESCE, but not NVL2, can be used with group functions to replace null values.
NVL, NVL2, and COALESCE can be used with group functions to replace null values. (*)
12. When executed, which statement displays a zero if the TUITION_BALANCE value is zero and the HOUSING_BALANCE value is null? Mark for Review
(1) Points
SELECT tuition_balance + housing_balance
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT NVL (tuition_balance + housing_balance, 0) "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
(*)
SELECT NVL(tuition_balance, 0), NVL (housing_balance), tuition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
SELECT TO_NUMBER(tuition_balance, 0), TO_NUMBER (housing_balance, 0), tutition_balance + housing_balance "Balance Due"
FROM student_accounts;
13. You need to replace null values in the DEPT_ID column with the text N/A. Which functions should you use? Mark for Review
(1) Points
TO_NUMBER and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NULL
TO_CHAR and NULLIF
TO_CHAR and NVL (*)
14. Consider the following data in the Employees table: (last_name, commission_pct, manager_id)
DATA:
King, null, null
Kochhar, null, 100
Vargas, null, 124
Zlotkey, .2, 100
What is the result of the following statement:
SELECT last_name, COALESCE(commission_pct, manager_id, -1) comm
FROM employees ;
Mark for Review
(1) Points
King, -1
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, 100
Statement will fail
King, null
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, .2
King, -1
Kochhar, 100
Vargas, 124
Zlotkey, .2
(*)
15. The STYLES table contains this data:
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00
809090 LOAFER 89098 10.00
890890 LOAFER 89789 14.00
857689 HEEL 85940 11.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
Evaluate this SELECT statement:
SELECT style_id, style_name, category, cost
FROM styles
WHERE style_name LIKE 'SANDAL' AND NVL(cost, 0) < 15.00
ORDER BY category, cost;
Which result will the query provide?
Mark for Review
(1) Points
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
(*)
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
895840 SANDAL 85909 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
895840 SANDAL 85940 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
STYLE_ID STYLE_NAME CATEGORY COST
895840 SANDAL 85909 12.00
968950 SANDAL 85909 10.00
869506 SANDAL 89690 15.00
758960 SANDAL 86979
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