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If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and
there are 10 rows in the table of which 3 have a null value
in the dept column, what will select count(*) and select
count(distinct dept) return?

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If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and there are 10 rows in the tab..

Answer / virender

SELECT(*) Will return 10 and SELECT (distinct dept) will
return 8.

Is This Answer Correct ?    7 Yes 2 No

If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and there are 10 rows in the tab..

Answer / madhuri tungal

select count(*) returns 10 --- this is right. But,
select count(distinct dept) returns 7. Because null values
are not considered as distinct.

Is This Answer Correct ?    6 Yes 1 No

If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and there are 10 rows in the tab..

Answer / keshireddy

Hmm Virender is correct

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No

If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and there are 10 rows in the tab..

Answer / i go crazy

MADHURI IS CORRECT.

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If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and there are 10 rows in the tab..

Answer / austin

MADHURI IS CORRECT.

Is This Answer Correct ?    1 Yes 0 No

If a table has a column "dept" (declared to have nulls) and there are 10 rows in the tab..

Answer / abhilash

SELECT(*) Will return 10 and SELECT (distinct dept) will
return 8.

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

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