The standard EMP table contains 14 records corresponding to the employess of the corporation.One of those records has a NULL value stored in the MGR column.If Issue the following command on the table:select count(mgr) from emp;which of the following choice indentifies the result oracle will return
A
Correct answer
Explanation
COUNT(column_name) explicitly ignores NULL values in the specified column. With 14 total rows and one NULL in MGR, COUNT(mgr) returns 13 (not 14). This differs from COUNT(*) which counts all rows regardless of NULL values. Option A correctly states the result is less than 14, though the precise value is 13. The question tests understanding of aggregate function behavior with NULL values.