Which of the following SQL statements is correct?
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SELECT FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN '10/12/2005' AND '01/01/2006'
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SELECT * FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN '10/12/2005' AND '01/01/2006'
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SELECT FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN ('10/12/2005', '01/01/2006')
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All the above
Option B is correct because it uses proper SQL syntax with SELECT * to retrieve all columns, and the BETWEEN operator correctly filters dates. Option A is missing the column specification (* or specific columns), and Option C has incorrect parentheses around the date values.
To answer this question, let's go through each option to understand why it is correct or incorrect:
Option A) SELECT FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN '10/12/2005' AND '01/01/2006' - This option is incorrect because it is missing the column names to select in the SELECT clause. The correct syntax should be SELECT [column names] FROM [table name].
Option B) SELECT * FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN '10/12/2005' AND '01/01/2006' - This option is correct because it selects all columns () from the "Sales" table where the "Date" column is between '10/12/2005' and '01/01/2006'. The asterisk () is a wildcard character that represents all columns in the table.
Option C) SELECT FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN ('10/12/2005', '01/01/2006') - This option is incorrect because it is missing the column names to select in the SELECT clause. Additionally, the syntax for specifying a range with the BETWEEN operator is incorrect. The correct syntax is BETWEEN [lower value] AND [upper value].
Option D) All the above - This option is incorrect because only option B is the correct statement.
Therefore, the correct answer is B) SELECT * FROM Sales WHERE Date BETWEEN '10/12/2005' AND '01/01/2006'. This option is correct because it selects all columns from the "Sales" table where the "Date" column is between '10/12/2005' and '01/01/2006'.