Multiple choice technology databases

Which SQL keyword is used to sort the result-set?

  1. order

  2. sort

  3. order by

  4. sort by
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Explanation

The standard SQL syntax to sort the output of a query is ORDER BY, followed by the columns to sort. While ORDER is a component keyword and SORT exists in other paradigms, standard SQL uses the complete clause ORDER BY for sorting.

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