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Take Test: 2. Chapter 10 Quiz - Click here

Question 1

Contents of ORDERS table

Note: Column names are truncated as follows: SH = SHIPSTATE and SHIPZ = SHIPZIP.

Based upon the contents of the ORDERS table, which of the following SQL statements will display the number of days between the date an order was placed and the date it was shipped?

a.

SELECT order#, MONTHS_BETWEEN(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

b.

SELECT order#, ADD_MONTHS(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

c.

SELECT order#, DAYS_BETWEEN(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

d.

SELECT order#, TO_CHAR(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

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Question 2

Contents of ORDERS table

Note: Column names are truncated as follows: SH = SHIPSTATE and SHIPZ = SHIPZIP.

Based upon the contents of the ORDERS table, which of the following SQL statements will display only those orders shipped to the zip code zone that begins with 323?

a.

SELECT order#, SUBSTR(shipzip, 1, 323)

FROM orders

WHERE shipzip = 323;

b.

SELECT order#

FROM orders

WHERE shipzip = SUBSTR(shipzip, 1, 323);

c.

SELECT order#

FROM orders

WHERE SUBSTR(shipzip, 1, 3) = 323;

d.

SELECT order#, SUBSTR(shipzip, 1, 323)
FROM orders;

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Question 3

Contents of ORDERS table

Note: Column names are truncated as follows: SH = SHIPSTATE and SHIPZ = SHIPZIP.

Based upon the contents of the ORDERS table, which of the following SQL statements will display the ship date for order 1006 as April 2, 2002?

a.

SELECT order#, TO_CHAR(shipdate, 'Month DY, YYYY')
FROM orders;

b.

SELECT order#, TO_DATE(shipdate, 'Month DY, YYYY')
FROM orders;

c.

SELECT order#, TO_CHAR(shipdate, 'Month DD, YYYY')
FROM orders;

d.

SELECT order#, TO_DATE(shipdate, 'Month DD, YYYY')
FROM orders;

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Question 4

The TO_CHAR function can be used to format what types of data?

a.

numeric

b.

date

c.

no formatting can be performed

d.

numeric and date

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Question 5

The phonetic representation of a character string can be determined using the ____ function.

a.

PHONETIC

b.

SOUNDINDEX

c.

SOUND

d.

SOUNDEX

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Question 6

What is the maximum number of columns or character strings that can be combined through a single CONCAT function?

a.

two

b.

three

c.

four

d.

eight

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Question 7

When functions are nested, the ____ function is solved last.

a.

outer

b.

multiple-row

c.

inner

d.

single-row

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Question 8

Which of the following can be used to replace a specific set of characters with another set of characters?

a.

none of the above

b.

FNDRPLCE

c.

SUBSTR

d.

REPLACE

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Question 9

Which of the following format argument elements indicates that the name of the day of the week for the specified date should be displayed?

a.

D

b.

DAY

c.

DDD

d.

DD

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Question 10

Which of the following format argument elements will display the number of seconds past midnight?

a.

SSSS

b.

MI:SS

c.

SS

d.

MI

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Question 11

Which of the following format elements will display 1:00 p.m. as 13?

a.

HH24

b.

HR

c.

24

d.

HH

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Question 12

Which of the following format elements will display insignificant leading zeros?

a.

0009999

b.

99.999

c.

$999

d.

9,999.990

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Question 13

Which of the following functions can be used to substitute another value for a NULL value during calculations?

a.

NULLVAL

b.

NLV

c.

NULVAL

d.

NVL

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Question 14

Which of the following functions is used to determine the number of months between two date values?

a.

MNTH_BETWEEN

b.

MONTH_BETWEEN

c.

MONTHS_BETWEEN

d.

MTH_BETWEEN

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Question 15

Which of the following functions will truncate a numeric value to a specific position?

a.

TRUNCATE

b.

none of the above

c.

TRUND

d.

TRUNC

a.

SELECT order#, MONTHS_BETWEEN(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

b.

SELECT order#, ADD_MONTHS(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

c.

SELECT order#, DAYS_BETWEEN(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

d.

SELECT order#, TO_CHAR(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

Explanation / Answer

1.

SELECT order#, TO_CHAR(shipdate-orderdate, '99') FROM orders
WHERE shipdate IS NOT NULL;

Option d is correct choice.

4.

date

Option b is correct choice.

5

soundex

Option d is correct choice.

6

two

Option a is correct choic

7

multiple-row

Option b is correct choice.

8

replace

Option c is correct choice.

9

DAY

Option b is correct choice.

10.

SSSS

Option a is correct choice.

11.

HH24

Option a is correct choice.

12.

0009999

Option a is correct choice.

13.

NVL

Option d is correct choice.

14

months-between

Option c is correct choice.

15

truncate

Option a is correct choice.

4.

date

Option b is correct choice.

5

soundex

Option d is correct choice.