FC0-U71 Applications and Software Practice Question
In a database, which SQL statement is used to add new records to a table?
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INSERT INTO
INSERT INTO adds new rows. SELECT retrieves data, UPDATE modifies existing data, DELETE removes data.
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DELETE
Why it's wrong here
DELETE removes records.
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UPDATE
Why it's wrong here
UPDATE modifies existing records.
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SELECT
Why it's wrong here
SELECT retrieves data.
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INSERT INTO
Why this is correct
INSERT INTO adds new records.
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Variation 1. Which SQL command is used to add a new row to a table?
easy- ✓ A.INSERT INTO
- B.ADD
- C.CREATE
- D.UPDATE
Why A: INSERT INTO is the SQL command for adding new rows.
Variation 2. A user wants to remove a record from a database table. Which SQL command should be used?
medium- A.SELECT
- B.INSERT
- C.UPDATE
- ✓ D.DELETE
Why D: DELETE removes rows from a table.
Variation 3. A database administrator needs to add a new customer record to the 'customers' table. Which SQL statement should they use?
medium- ✓ A.INSERT INTO customers VALUES (...)
- B.DELETE FROM customers WHERE ...
- C.SELECT * FROM customers
- D.UPDATE customers SET ...
Why A: INSERT INTO is used to add new records to a table.
Variation 4. Which of the following SQL statements will add a new row to the 'Products' table?
medium- A.UPDATE Products SET name='Widget', price=10.99
- ✓ B.INSERT INTO Products VALUES ('Widget', 10.99)
- C.CREATE ROW IN Products ('Widget', 10.99)
- D.ADD INTO Products VALUES ('Widget', 10.99)
Why B: INSERT INTO table VALUES (value1, value2, ...) adds a new row.
Variation 5. An employee wants to add a new customer record to the 'Customers' table with columns 'ID', 'Name', and 'Email'. Which SQL statement should be used?
medium- A.ADD INTO Customers VALUES (1, 'John', 'john@example.com');
- B.INSERT Customers VALUES (1, 'John', 'john@example.com');
- C.UPDATE Customers SET Name='John' WHERE ID=1;
- ✓ D.INSERT INTO Customers VALUES (1, 'John', 'john@example.com');
Why D: The INSERT statement adds new rows to a table.
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