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Practice SELECT, FROM, and WHERE on a sample table to retrieve only matching rows and columns.
Select only needed fields and rename outputs with AS, such as price AS unit_price.
Combine conditions with AND, OR, and IS NULL; comparisons with NULL evaluate to UNKNOWN.
Sort matching rows by a chosen column, then LIMIT 10 to inspect a manageable result set.
Model entities with primary and foreign keys to prevent duplicate facts and preserve valid relationships.
Compare natural and surrogate keys, then enforce one-row-per-entity with UNIQUE constraints.
Encode rules such as positive prices and required dates so invalid rows fail at insertion.
Split repeating facts into related tables to prevent update anomalies as data changes.
Compare INNER and LEFT JOIN results to see how unmatched records affect report totals.
LEFT JOIN fills missing-side columns with NULL, which can change filters and arithmetic in reports.
Multiple right-side matches repeat left-side values; compare row counts before trusting summed totals.
Moving a right-table condition from ON to WHERE can remove unmatched rows and shrink totals.
Use COUNT and SUM by category, then check how HAVING filters grouped results.
Test COMMIT and ROLLBACK, then examine how concurrent updates can create inconsistent reads.
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