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From: Akash Samantray <117090373+Akash-045@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 11:01:46 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add files via upload

Solved Sql basic queries lab
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+USE sakila;
+
+-- Display all available tables in the Sakila database.
+SHOW TABLES;
+
+-- Retrieve all the data from the tables actor, film and customer.
+SELECT * 
+FROM actor;
+
+SELECT *
+FROM film;
+
+SELECT *
+FROM customer;
+
+-- Retrieve the following columns from their respective tables:
+-- Titles of all films from the film table
+
+SELECT title
+FROM film;
+
+-- List of languages used in films, with the column aliased as language from the language table
+SELECT name
+FROM language;
+
+-- List of first names of all employees from the staff table
+SELECT first_name
+FROM staff;
+
+-- Retrieve unique release years.
+SELECT DISTINCT release_year
+FROM film;
+
+-- Counting records for database insights:
+-- Determine the number of stores that the company has.
+SELECT store_id
+FROM store;
+
+-- Determine the number of employees that the company has.
+SELECT staff_id
+FROM staff;
+
+-- Determine how many films are available for rent and how many have been rented.
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS all_films
+FROM inventory;
+
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT inventory_id) AS rented_films
+FROM rental;
+
+-- Determine the number of distinct last names of the actors in the database.
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT last_name) AS distinct_last_names
+FROM actor;
+
+-- Retrieve the 10 longest films.
+SELECT title
+FROM film
+ORDER BY length DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+
+-- Use filtering techniques in order to:
+--  Retrieve all actors with the first name "SCARLETT".
+SELECT *
+FROM actor
+WHERE first_name = "SCARLETT";
+
+
+