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Exercise
SELECT authorID, lastName FROM authors
OUTPUT:
AuthorID
FirstName
LastName
1
Harvey
Deitel
2
Paul
Deitel
3
Andrew
Goldberg
4
David
Choffnes
2
SELECT title, editionNumber, copyright
FROM titles
WHERE copyright > '2005'
OUTPUT:
EditionNumb
er
ISBN
Title
Copyright
0131450913
Internet &
World Wide
Web How to
Program
3 2004
0131525239
Visual C#
2005 How to
Program
2 2006
0131828274
Operating
Systems
3 2004
0131857576
C++ How to
Program
5 2005
0131869000
Visual Basic
2005 How to
Program
3 2006
0132222205
Java How to
Program
7 2007
0132404168
C How to
Program
5 2007
3
SELECT authorID, firstName, lastName
FROM authors
WHERE lastName LIKE 'D%'
OUTPUT:
authorID
firstName
lastName
1
Harvey
Deitel
2
Paul
Deitel
4
SELECT authorID, firstName, lastName
FROM authors
WHERE lastName LIKE '_o%'
OUTPUT:
authorID
firstName
lastName
3
Andrew
Goldberg
5
SELECT authorID, firstName, lastName
FROM authors
ORDER BY lastName ASC
OUTPUT:
authorID
firstName
lastName
4
David
Choffnes
1
Harvey
Deitel
2
Paul
Deitel
3
Andrew
Goldberg
6
SELECT authorID, firstName, lastName
FROM authors
ORDER BY lastName DESC
OUTPUT:
authorID
firstName
lastName
3
Andrew
Goldberg
1
Harvey
Deitel
2
Paul
Deitel
4
David
Choffnes
7
SELECT authorID, firstName, lastName
FROM authors
ORDER BY lastName, firstName
OUTPUT:
authorID
firstName
lastName
4
David
Choffnes
1
Harvey
Deitel
2
Paul
Deitel
3
Andrew
Goldberg
SELECT isbn, title, editionNumber, copyright
FROM titles
WHERE title LIKE '%How to Program'
ORDER BY title ASC
editionNumbe
copyright
r
isbn
title
0132404168
C How to
Program
5 2007
0131857576
C++ How to
Program
5 2005
0131450913
Internet &
World Wide
Web How to
Program
3 2004
0132222205
Java How to
Program
7 2007
0131869000
Visual Basic
2005 How to
Program
3 2006
0131525239
Visual C#
2005 How to
Program
2 2006
OUTPUT:
8
SELECT firstName, lastName, isbn
FROM authors
INNER JOIN authorISBN
ON authors.authorID = authorISBN.authorID
ORDER BY lastName, firstName
OUTPUT:
firstName
lastName
isbn
David
Choffnes
0131828274
Harvey
Deitel
0131450913
Harvey
Deitel
0131525239
Harvey
Deitel
0131828274
Harvey
Deitel
0131857576
Harvey
Deitel
0131869000
Harvey
Deitel
0132222205
Harvey
Deitel
0132404168
Paul
Deitel
0131450913
Paul
Deitel
0131525239
Paul
Deitel
0131828274
Paul
Deitel
0131857576
Paul
Deitel
0131869000
Paul
Deitel
0132222205
Paul
Deitel
0132404168
Andrew
Goldberg
0131450913
9
10
INSERT INTO authors ( firstName, lastName )
VALUES ( 'Sue', 'Smith' )
OUTPUT:
11
UPDATE authors
SET lastName = 'Jones'
WHERE lastName = 'Smith' AND firstName = 'Sue'
OUTPUT:
12
DELETE FROM authors
WHERE lastName = 'Jones' AND firstName = 'Sue'
OUTPUT:
Write SQL queries for the books database that perform
each of the following tasks:
a) Select all authors from the Authors table with the columns in
the order lastName, firstName and authorID.
b) Select a specific author and list all books for that author. Include
the title, year and ISBN number. Order the information
alphabetically by title.
c) Add a new author to the Authors table.
d) Add a new title for an author (remember that the book must
have an entry in the AuthorISBN table).
Correct each of the following SQL statements
that refer to the books database.
a) SELECT FROM author FIELD firstName WHERE authorID = 3
b) SELECT isbn, title FROM Titles ORDER WITH title DESC
c) INSERT Authors ( authorID, firstName, lastName )
VALUES ( "2", "Jane", "Doe" )