Computer Science
Assertion (A): Order by clause is used to sort the records of a table in ascending or descending order.
Reasoning (R): For sorting in ascending or descending order, ASC and DESC keywords are used along with the Order by clause.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Explanation
The SQL ORDER BY clause is used to sort the data is ascending or descending order based on one or more columns. This clause sorts the records in ascending order (ASC) by default. To sort the records in descending order, DESC keyword is used. The syntax for ORDER BY clause is as follows: SELECT <column-list> FROM <table_name> [WHERE <condition>] ORDER BY <column_name> [ASC|DESC];.
Related Questions
Assertion (A): The number of attributes or columns in a relation is called the degree of the relation.
Reasoning (R): The number of tuples or records in a relation is called the cardinality of the relation.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): A foreign key is an attribute whose value is derived from the primary key of another relation.
Reasoning (R): A foreign key is used to represent the relationship between tables or relations.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): COUNT() function ignores distinct values.
Reasoning (R): Distinct clause ignores duplicate values.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): The HAVING clause is used with GROUP BY clause and aggregate functions.
Reasoning (R): WHERE clause specifies the condition on individual rows or records.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.