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Aggregation
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SQL
SQL is the dominant technology for accessing application data. It is increasingly becoming a performance bottleneck when it comes to scalability. Given its dominance, SQL is a crucial skill for all engineers.
Aggregation
An aggregate function is typically used in database queries to group together multiple rows to form a single value of meaningful data. A good programmer should be skilled at using data aggregation functions when interacting with databases.
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Public questions (free account) are common interview questions. They are great for practicing, or if you want to filter candidates using the classic problems.
Given the following data definition, write a query that returns the number of students whose first name is John.
TABLE students id INTEGER PRIMARY KEY, firstName VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL, lastName VARCHAR(30) NOT NULL
SQLite 3.19.3
- No students named John: Wrong answer
- Several students named John: Wrong answer
- Every student is named John: Wrong answer