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SOL-C01 · Question #82

SOL-C01 Question #82: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is A: It selects all columns from a specified table or view.. 'SELECT selects all columns from a specified table or view and can be used with a 'WHERE' clause. The column order is not guaranteed to be the defined order. `SELECT is generally discouraged in production as changes to the table schema can break applications relying on a specific

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Question

Which of the following statements are true regarding the 'SELECT ' command in Snowflake?

Options

  • AIt selects all columns from a specified table or view.
  • BIt always returns the columns in the order they were defined in the table schema.
  • CIt is generally recommended for production environments due to its performance efficiency.
  • DIt selects all columns from all tables in the current database.
  • EIt can be used in conjunction with a 'WHERE' clause to filter the results.

Explanation

'SELECT selects all columns from a specified table or view and can be used with a 'WHERE' clause. The column order is not guaranteed to be the defined order. `SELECT is generally discouraged in production as changes to the table schema can break applications relying on a specific column order or set of columns and it may return a lot of data unnecessarily. It only affects the table specified, not all tables in the database.

Topics

#SELECT Statement#Wildcard#SQL Basics#Querying Data

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