Practice Update Statements (4.3.3) - Structured Query Language (SQL) - Part 1
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UPDATE Statements

Practice - UPDATE Statements

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of the WHERE clause in an UPDATE statement?

💡 Hint: Think about how you would limit the changes to avoid modifying all records.

Question 2 Easy

Write an UPDATE statement to change the Email of StudentID 2 to 'student2@example.com'.

💡 Hint: Make sure to include the WHERE clause for targeting the specific student.

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Question 1

What does the UPDATE statement do in SQL?

Deletes records
Modifies existing records
Creates new records

💡 Hint: Think about what action is taken on existing records.

Question 2

True or False: If you run an UPDATE statement without a WHERE clause, it will affect all rows in the table.

True
False

💡 Hint: Consider what happens if all records need to be changed.

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Challenge 1 Hard

You have an Employees table with a Salary column. Write a command to give all employees a bonus of $500, ensuring you have precautionary steps in mind.

💡 Hint: Think about what happens if you update everyone.

Challenge 2 Hard

Suppose you're developing an application for a library. How would you change the title of a specific book while ensuring only that book is updated?

💡 Hint: Always identify which record to modify.

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