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Introduction to SQL
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Introduction to SQL

Introduction to SQL

1. Retrieving Data
Retrieving Individual ColumnsRetrieving Multiple Columns Retrieving All ColumnsRetrieving Distinct RowsLimiting ResultsChallenge: Find the Population of the CountriesChallenge: Find All CountriesChallenge: Find All Countries With Their IDsChallenge: Find Country CapitalsChallenge: Find the Regions in Which All Countries Are Located
2. Sorting Retrieved Data
Sorting DataChallenge: Population SortSorting by Multiple ColumnsChallenge: Dual-Sort QuerySpecifying Sort DirectionChallenge: Sort the Countries by Region and CapitalChallenge: Sort Capitals in Descending OrderChallenge: Sort Countries in Ascending OrderChallenge: Find Countries, Their IDs, and Their PopulationsChallenge: Find Countries, IDs, Populations, Regions, and Sort ThemChallenge: Find All Continents and Sort Them in Ascending Order
3. Filtering Data
Using the WHERE ClauseChallenge: North America Population SortThe WHERE Clause Operators Challenge: Population Threshold QueryChecking for a Range of ValuesChecking for NO Value
4. Advanced Data Filtering
Using the AND OperatorChallenge: Europe Region SortUsing the OR operatorChallenge: America Regions FilterUsing the NOT OperatorChallenge: Non-Europe Capitals Sort
5. Aggregate Functions
The AVG() FunctionChallenge: Surface Area SelectionThe COUNT() FunctionChallenge: Continental CountThe MAX() FunctionThe MIN() FunctionChallenge: Large Surface Area AverageThe SUM() Function

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Challenge: Sort the Countries by Region and Capital

Here is the country table we are working with:

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Write an SQL query to retrieve three columns from the country table using the SELECT statement, namely: name, region, and capital (please retrieve these columns in this order). Sort the result by two of them - first by region in descending order, then by capital, also in descending order.

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Challenge: Sort the Countries by Region and Capital

Here is the country table we are working with:

Task

Swipe to start coding

Write an SQL query to retrieve three columns from the country table using the SELECT statement, namely: name, region, and capital (please retrieve these columns in this order). Sort the result by two of them - first by region in descending order, then by capital, also in descending order.

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SectionΒ 2. ChapterΒ 6
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