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Explain Check constraint.

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Oracle check constraint is used to ensure that before inserting the data in the database, it is validated and checked for the condition.
Example:
Below, the constraint is that the id has to be between 0 and 1000.
create table employee ( id number check (id between 0 and 1000), Name varchar(200) );

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What are the types of constraints avaialable in oracle?

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Oracle constraints are used to maintain consistent of data and ensure the data is properly maintained. A constraint is more or less a restriction we try to apply on a table.
Types of constraints:
- Check constraints
- NOT NULL constraint
- PRIMARY KEY constraint
- REFERENCES constraint
- UNIQUE constraint

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How to Add a new column to an existing table?

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New column can be added using the ALTER TABLE command as shown below:
Example:
ALTER TABLE employee ADD DateOfBirth date

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What is AFIEDT.BUF?

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When any file is attempted to edit without any arguments (example ed or edit), the last SQL command is saved in AFIEDT.BUF, It acts like a default buffer file for edit commands.

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What are the basic SQL*Plus commands?

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1) START- Used to run a SQL script.
2) ACCEPT- Accepts input from user.
3) GET- Gets the sql file from user to place in buffer.
4) LIST- Displays the last command executed.
5) RUN- Used to list and run the command in buffer
6) SHOW- Shows the environment settings. Example: SHOW PAGESIZE

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What is SQL*Plus? Explain its features

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SQL*plus allows SQL and PL/SQL scripts to interactively run in command line.

It allows three kinds of commands to run; SQL, PL/SQL and SQL * Plus commands. It’s most commonly used by DBA’s to interact with the oracle database.

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What are Number Functions in SQL?

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- ABS(number)

Returns the absolute positive value of an expression.
Syntax:
ABS(expression)
Example:
SELECT ABS(-1.0), ABS(0.0), ABS(1.0)
Output:
1.0    .0    1.0

- CEIL(number)

Returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
Syntax:
CEILING(expression)
Example:
SELECT CEILING($223.45), CEILING($-223.45), CEILING($0.0)
Output:
224.00    -223.00        0.00

- FLOOR(number)

Returns the largest integer less than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
Syntax:
FLOOR(expression)
Example:
SELECT FLOOR($223.45), CEILING($-223.45), CEILING($0.0)
Output:
223.00      -224.00        0.00

- MOD(number, divisor)

Returns the remainder of the division from 2 integer values.
Syntax:
MOD(dividend, divisor)
Example:
SELECT MOD(20,3)
Output:
2

- POWER(number, power)

Returns the exponential value for the numeric expression.
Syntax:
POWER(number, power)
Example:
SELECT POWER(2.0, 3.0)
Output:
8.0

- SIGN(number)

Returns the sign i.e. positive or negative value for the numeric expression. It returns -1 for negative expressions, a value of 0 for zero
Syntax:
SIGN(number)
Example:
SELECT SIGN(4)
Output:
1

- ROUND(number, precision)

Returns the numeric value rounded off to the next value specified.
Syntax:
ROUND(number, number of places)
Example:
SELECT ROUND(1.3456, 2)

- SQRT(number)

Returns the square root value of the expression.
Syntax:
SQRT(number)
Example:
SELECT SQRT(4.0)
Output:
2.0

- TRUNC(number, precision)

Returns a numeric value that truncate to the specific places
Syntax:
TRUNCATE(number,places)
Example:
SELECT TRUNCATE(1.3456, 2)
Output:
1.34

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What are aggregate functions in SQL? What are those functions?

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Aggregate functions in SQL are used to perform calculation on data. These functions are inbuilt in SQL and return a single value.

SUM( )



SUM function returns the sum or addition of all NOT NULL values of a column. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the sum of all salaries, I can use SUM function as shown
SELECT SUM(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 63,000

AVG( )


 
AVG function returns the average of all NOT NULL values of a column. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the average of all salaries, I can use AVG function as shown
SELECT AVG(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 21,000

COUNT( )



COUNT function returns the number of rows or values of a table. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the count of all rows, I can use COUNT function as shown
SELECT COUNT(*) from employee;

Max ( ) and Min ( )



MAX function returns the largest value of a column in a table. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the maximum salary of an employee, I can use MAX function as shown
SELECT MAX(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 22,000



MIN function returns the smallest value of a column in a table. For e.g. I have a Table employee with the fields id, name, salary and I want the minimun salary of an employee, I can use MIN function as shown
SELECT MIN(emp_salary) from employee;
Hence, if my column emp_salary has values 20,000, 22,000, 21,000; the output will be 20,000

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