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Worksheet 7 – Querying databases using SQL

Summary of SQL

SQL (Structured Query Language) is a specialised language for accessing data in relational databases.

​ SQL to query a single data table with one criteria

SELECT <table>.<field heading>

FROM <table>

WHERE <table>.<field heading> <comparison operator> <value> ;

​ SQL to query two linked data tables with one criteria

SELECT <table>.<field heading>

FROM <table> ​LEFT JOIN <table>

​ ​ ON <table>.<field heading> = <table>.<field heading>

WHERE <table>.<field heading> <comparison operator> <value> ;

​ SQL to query two linked data tables with two criteria

Just like in programming, the condition can have multiple criteria. To do this, we use AND or OR:

SELECT <table>.<field heading>

FROM <table> ​LEFT JOIN <table>

​ ON <table>.<field heading> = <table>.<field heading>

WHERE ​<table>.<field heading> <comparison operator> <value>

​ AND/OR
​ <table>.<field heading> <comparison operator> <value> ;

(see next page for questions)

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Questions

1)​ The school chess club has the following database:

Tablename: Members
PlayerID Name Gender Age JoinDate
1 Nguyen Thi Hanh F 14 2024-08-23
2 Tran Van Nam M 15 2023-12-02
3 Le Minh Phuong F 13 2024-08-25
4 Pham Hoang Anh M 13 2024-09-01
5 Vo Thi Thu F 12 2024-01-08
6 Dang Quang Huy M 14 2024-04-11

Tablename: ChessGames
GameID PlayerID WinOrLoss WhiteOrBlack GameLength
1 1 Win White 27
2 6 Win Black 37
3 3 Loss White 40
4 2 Win White 30
5 3 Loss Black 36
6 6 Win White 29

(a)​ Look at this SQL query:

SELECT Members.Name, ChessGames.WinOrLoss

FROM ChessGames ​ LEFT JOIN Members
​ ON ChessGames.PlayerID = Members.PlayerID
WHERE ChessGames .WinOrLoss = 'Win';

State the criteria used in the SQL query.

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(b)​ Look at this SQL query:

SELECT Members.Name, ChessGames.WinOrLoss

FROM ChessGames ​ LEFT JOIN Members
​ ON ChessGames.PlayerID = Members.PlayerID
WHERE ChessGames .WinOrLoss = 'Win';

Fill in the table below, showing what is returned by the SQL query. Some columns or rows may be unused.

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(For your convenience, the database is repeated below)

Tablename: Members
PlayerID Name Gender Age JoinDate
1 Nguyen Thi Hanh F 14 2024-08-23
2 Tran Van Nam M 15 2023-12-02
3 Le Minh Phuong F 13 2024-08-25
4 Pham Hoang Anh M 13 2024-09-01
5 Vo Thi Thu F 12 2024-01-08
6 Dang Quang Huy M 14 2024-04-11

Tablename: ChessGames
GameID PlayerID WinOrLoss WhiteOrBlack GameLength
1 1 Win White 27
2 6 Win Black 37
3 3 Loss White 40
4 2 Win White 30
5 3 Loss Black 36
6 6 Win White 29

(c)​ Look at this SQL query:

SELECT Members.PlayerID, Members.Name, ChessGames.GameLength, ChessGames.WinOrLoss

FROM ChessGames ​ LEFT JOIN Members
​ ON ChessGames.PlayerID = Members.PlayerID
WHERE ChessGames.GameLength > 30 ;

Fill in the table below, showing what is returned by the SQL query. Some columns or rows may be unused.

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(d)​ Use your answer from part (b) to answer the following question:

How many games lasted longer than 30 minutes? ........................ ​ [1]

(e)​ Use the phrases below to write an SQL query that:

●​ returns the player's name (from the Members table) and the Game ID (from the ChessGames table);
●​ only returns the records where the game was a 'Loss'.

​
SELECT .........................................................................................................
FROM ChessGames ​ LEFT JOIN Members
​ ON ............................................ = ............................................
WHERE .............................................................................;​ [3]
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(f)​ Fill in the blanks below to write an SQL query that:

●​ returns whether a game was a win or loss, the player's name and the player's gender;
●​ only returns the records where the player is 13 or the player is 15.

SELECT .........................................................................................................
FROM ........................................​ LEFT JOIN ..............................................
​ ON ............................................ = ............................................
WHERE .............................................................................
....................
............................................................................. ;
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(g)​ Fill in the blanks below to write an SQL query that:

●​ returns the player's ID, the player's name and whether the game was a win or loss;
●​ only returns the records where the player is a girl AND the game was less than or equal to 35 minutes
long.

SELECT .........................................................................................................
FROM ........................................​ LEFT JOIN ..............................................
​ ON ............................................ = ............................................
WHERE .............................................................................
....................
............................................................................. ;
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2)​ Look at the data tables below. They are part of a shop's database.

Tablename: Products

Tablename: Categories

(a)​ Fill in the blanks below to write an SQL query that:

●​ ​returns the category ID, category name, product name and price;
●​ only returns the records where the category ID equals 8 and the price is greater than 20.

SELECT .........................................................................................................
FROM Products​ LEFT JOIN ..............................................
​ ON ............................................ = ............................................
WHERE .............................................................................
.............................
............................................................................. ;
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(b)​ Check if your SQL works!
On your device, go here: https://www.w3schools.com/sql/trysql.asp?filename=trysql_editor

Copy-paste your SQL into the box:

Click on:

Write how many records were returned: ....................... ​ [1]