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What does the following SQL statement return? Assume the value of SysDate is 05-05-5555 Select SysDate / 5 from dual

  1. 01-01-1111

  2. Error

  3. 01

  4. 1111
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B Correct answer
Explanation

In SQL databases like Oracle, SysDate returns a value of the DATE datatype. Performing division on a date value directly is an invalid operation and results in a datatype mismatch error. The distractors incorrect because they assume date arithmetic allows division resulting in modified date or numeric values.

AI explanation

To answer this question, let's break down the SQL statement and analyze each part:

SELECT SysDate / 5 FROM dual

The statement is using the SELECT clause to retrieve the result of the expression "SysDate / 5". The expression "SysDate" represents the current system date.

Now, let's evaluate the expression "SysDate / 5" using the given value for SysDate (05-05-5555):

SysDate / 5 = 05-05-5555 / 5 = 1111-01-01

Based on this evaluation, the result of the SQL statement would be "1111-01-01".

However, the correct answer is B) Error. This is because the division operator (/) is not applicable to date values in SQL. Therefore, attempting to divide the SysDate by 5 will result in an error.

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