一、原题
二、题目翻译
三、题目解析
四、测试
SQL> select * from emp;
EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO
---------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------
7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 17-DEC-80 800 20
7499 ALLEN SALESMAN 7698 20-FEB-81 1600 300 30
7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 22-FEB-81 1250 500 30
7566 JONES MANAGER 7839 02-APR-81 2975 20
7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 28-SEP-81 1250 1400 30
7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 01-MAY-81 2850 30
7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 09-JUN-81 2450 10
7788 SCOTT ANALYST 7566 19-APR-87 3000 20
7839 KING PRESIDENT 17-NOV-81 5000 10
7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 08-SEP-81 1500 0 30
7876 ADAMS CLERK 7788 23-MAY-87 1100 20
7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 03-DEC-81 950 30
7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 03-DEC-81 3000 20
7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 23-JAN-82 1300 10
14 rows selected.
SQL> select count(*) from emp;
COUNT(*)
----------
14
SQL> select count(comm) from emp;
COUNT(COMM)
-----------
4
SQL> desc emp
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------
EMPNO NOT NULL NUMBER(4)
ENAME VARCHAR2(10)
JOB VARCHAR2(9)
MGR NUMBER(4)
HIREDATE DATE
SAL NUMBER(7,2)
COMM NUMBER(7,2)
DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
SQL> select count(hiredate) from emp;
COUNT(HIREDATE)
---------------
14
Which two statements are true regarding the COUNT function? (Choose two.)
A. COUNT(*) returns the number of rows including duplicate rows and rows containing NULL
value in any of the columns
B. COUNT(cust_id) returns the number of rows including rows with duplicate customer IDs and
NULL value in the CUST_ID column
C. COUNT(DISTINCT inv_amt) returns the number of rows excluding rows containing duplicates
and NULL values in the INV_AMT column
D. A SELECT statement using COUNT function with a DISTINCT keyword cannot have a WHERE
clause
E. The COUNT function can be used only for CHAR, VARCHAR2 and NUMBER data types
答案: A,C
A. COUNT(*) returns the number of rows including duplicate rows and rows containing NULL
value in any of the columns
B. COUNT(cust_id) returns the number of rows including rows with duplicate customer IDs and
NULL value in the CUST_ID column
C. COUNT(DISTINCT inv_amt) returns the number of rows excluding rows containing duplicates
and NULL values in the INV_AMT column
D. A SELECT statement using COUNT function with a DISTINCT keyword cannot have a WHERE
clause
E. The COUNT function can be used only for CHAR, VARCHAR2 and NUMBER data types
答案: A,C
二、题目翻译
关于count函数,下面哪两个说法是正确的?(选择两项)
A.count(*)返回包含重复行和null值行在内的所有行的数量。
B.COUNT(cust_id)返回包含了重复行和CUST_ID列为null值的行的数量。
C.COUNT(DISTINCT inv_amt)返回去除掉重复行和null值行的数量。
D.一个有count函数中有distinct的select语句,不能有where子句。
E.COUNT函数,只能用在CHAR, VARCHAR2 and NUMBER这些数据类型上。
A.count(*)返回包含重复行和null值行在内的所有行的数量。
B.COUNT(cust_id)返回包含了重复行和CUST_ID列为null值的行的数量。
C.COUNT(DISTINCT inv_amt)返回去除掉重复行和null值行的数量。
D.一个有count函数中有distinct的select语句,不能有where子句。
E.COUNT函数,只能用在CHAR, VARCHAR2 and NUMBER这些数据类型上。
三、题目解析
count是组函数,后面是具体的某一列时,忽略null值行,如果是count(*)则包括null值行,是所有的行。
count函数,很多类型都可以,除了上面说的以外,比如,还有date类型等。
count函数,很多类型都可以,除了上面说的以外,比如,还有date类型等。
四、测试
SQL> select * from emp;
EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO
---------- -------------------- ------------------ ---------- ------------ ---------- ---------- ----------
7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 17-DEC-80 800 20
7499 ALLEN SALESMAN 7698 20-FEB-81 1600 300 30
7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 22-FEB-81 1250 500 30
7566 JONES MANAGER 7839 02-APR-81 2975 20
7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 28-SEP-81 1250 1400 30
7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 01-MAY-81 2850 30
7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 09-JUN-81 2450 10
7788 SCOTT ANALYST 7566 19-APR-87 3000 20
7839 KING PRESIDENT 17-NOV-81 5000 10
7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 08-SEP-81 1500 0 30
7876 ADAMS CLERK 7788 23-MAY-87 1100 20
7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 03-DEC-81 950 30
7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 03-DEC-81 3000 20
7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 23-JAN-82 1300 10
14 rows selected.
SQL> select count(*) from emp;
COUNT(*)
----------
14
SQL> select count(comm) from emp;
COUNT(COMM)
-----------
4
SQL> desc emp
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- ------------
EMPNO NOT NULL NUMBER(4)
ENAME VARCHAR2(10)
JOB VARCHAR2(9)
MGR NUMBER(4)
HIREDATE DATE
SAL NUMBER(7,2)
COMM NUMBER(7,2)
DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
SQL> select count(hiredate) from emp;
COUNT(HIREDATE)
---------------
14