Sorting Results with ORDER BY

The ORDER BY command is fundamental for ordering the results of your SQL queries. It allows you to specify the order in which the data should be presented, whether in ascending or descending order.

Syntax of the ORDER BY command

The basic syntax is:
SELECT [columns] FROM [table] ORDER BY [column] [ASC|DESC];

Purpose of the Lesson

The purpose of this lesson is to teach you how to use the ORDER BY command to sort results in SQL queries, allowing you to present data more clearly and organized.

Ascending or Descending. [ASC|DESC]

To sort all clients by age in ascending order, you would use:
SELECT * FROM clientes ORDER BY edad ASC;

To sort all clients by age in ascending order, you would use:
SELECT * FROM clientes ORDER BY edad DESC;

Exercises

Interactive Quiz 1: Drag and Drop.

Arrastra en el orden correspondiente.

Arrastra las opciones:

SELECT

FROM

ORDER BY

edad

ASC

Completa el código:

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Interactive Quiz 2: Fill in the Blanks

Rellena los huecos en cada casilla.


SELECT  FROM  ORDER BY  ;

Practical Exercise:

Statement:

Write the necessary Query (query) to display all clients from a table ordered by age.

Datos de Ejemplo

id	name	age
1	Juan	25
2	Ana	30
3	Luis	22
4	Marta	35

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