Which of the following commands is correct to delete the values in the…

2023

Which of the following commands is correct to delete the values in the relation teaches?

Answer: A. Delete from teaches;To delete values from a relation (table) in SQL, the correct command is DELETE FROM followed by the table name. Let's analyze each option: Option A: 'Delete…

  1. A.

    Delete from teaches;

  2. B.

    Delete from teaches where Id = Null;

  3. C.

    Remove table teaches;

  4. D.

    More than one of the above

  5. E.

    None of the above

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Correct answer: A

To delete values from a relation (table) in SQL, the correct command is DELETE FROM followed by the table name. Let's analyze each option: Option A: 'Delete from teaches;' — This command deletes all rows from the 'teaches' table. It is syntactically correct and fulfills the requirement to delete values. Option B: 'Delete from teaches where Id = Null;' — This is incorrect because 'Null' should be 'NULL' in SQL. Also, NULL values must be checked using 'IS NULL', not '='. The correct syntax would be 'WHERE Id IS NULL'. Option C: 'Remove table teaches;' — This is invalid because 'Remove' is not a valid SQL command for deleting data. The correct command to delete data is 'DELETE', not 'REMOVE'. Option D: 'More than one of the above' — This is incorrect because only Option A is valid. Options B and C are invalid, so more than one is not correct. Option E: 'None of the above' — This is incorrect because Option A is a valid command to delete values from the 'teaches' table. Therefore, the correct command is Option A.

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