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PostgreSQL PGCES-02 Exam - Topic 1 Question 42 Discussion

Posted by Van on Mar 31, 2023 at 12:23 AM

The "animal" table consists of the following data: Select the correct result returned by executing the following SQL statement: SELECT name FROM animal ORDER BY weight DESC LIMIT 2 OFFSET 1;

Suggested Answer: A, D

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33 comments · newest first
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Domonique 11 months ago
Are you sure this will work? Sounds off to me.
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Daron 11 months ago
Wait, what if there are less than 2 animals?
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Heike 12 months ago
Definitely no syntax error here!
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Tamesha 12 months ago
I think it should return the second heaviest animal.
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Lorean 12 months ago
The query is valid SQL syntax.
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Santos 1 year ago
I feel like there might be a syntax error, but I can't recall if that's possible with this query structure.
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Pa 1 year ago
This reminds me of a practice question where we had to use LIMIT and OFFSET together. I think it should return the second heaviest animal.
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Adelina 1 year ago
I'm not entirely sure, but I remember something about OFFSET being used to skip rows.
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Teddy 1 year ago
I think this SQL query should work fine since it looks like a standard SELECT statement.
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Keneth 1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not sure how to handle multiple containers in a single pod. I'll need to review the pod configuration syntax.
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Roselle 1 year ago
This seems like a straightforward question about project management. I'll need to think carefully about how changes to the Business Case would impact the Project Plan.
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Rosalia 1 year ago
Port scanning is the way to go here. It's the most thorough and reliable method to identify the services running on the target system. The other options just seem too prone to errors or incomplete information.
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Dorinda 1 year ago
This looks like a straightforward Citrix Gateway configuration question. I think the key is understanding the different components involved in the authentication process.
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Lashawna 1 year ago
I got this one. The query looks good to me. Though, I hope the 'animal' table doesn't have any bodybuilding champs, or this could get interesting.
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Frederick 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lashawna
Let's hope there are no weightlifting animals in the table!
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Luis 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lashawna
I agree, it should skip the heaviest and return the next two in descending weight order.
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Marguerita 1 year ago
↳ replying to Lashawna
I think it will return the second heaviest animal's name.
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Daren 1 year ago
Nah, man, this is totally wrong. A syntax error? Come on, this is basic SQL stuff. I bet the person who wrote this question is a llama in disguise.
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France 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
Exactly, no syntax error here. Just a simple SQL query.
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Josefa 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
So, the first result would be the heaviest animal, and the second result would be the next heaviest one.
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Maira 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
Yeah, the query is ordering by weight in descending order and skipping the first result.
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Audrie 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
I think the correct result would be the second heaviest animal's name.
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Magdalene 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
Definitely not a syntax error, just a matter of understanding the SQL query.
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Tresa 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
So, the correct result would be the name of the second heaviest animal in the table.
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Deeanna 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
Yeah, the SQL statement is ordering the animals by weight in descending order and then skipping the first result and returning the next two.
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Fredric 1 year ago
↳ replying to Daren
I think the correct result would be the name of the second heaviest animal in descending order.
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Minna 1 year ago
Hold on, isn't OFFSET 1 going to skip the first record? I think this query will return the third and fourth heaviest animals instead.
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Maira 1 year ago
↳ replying to Minna
That makes sense. So the query will return the names of the second and third heaviest animals in descending order of weight.
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Stephanie 1 year ago
↳ replying to Minna
Yes, you are correct. The OFFSET 1 will skip the first record, so it will return the third and fourth heaviest animals.
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Lashunda 1 year ago
I'm pretty sure the query is valid. It should return the second and third heaviest animals in the 'animal' table, ordered by weight in descending order.
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Franklyn 2 years ago
I'm not sure, but I think the SQL statement will return the name of the heaviest animal.
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Sherman 2 years ago
I agree with German, the SQL statement will return the name of the second heaviest animal.
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German 2 years ago
I think the correct result will be the name of the second heaviest animal.
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