Interview Questions

- ABS(number)

Returns the absolute positive value of an expression.
Syntax:
ABS(expression)
Example:
SELECT ABS(-1.0), ABS(0.0), ABS(1.0)
Output:
1.0    .0    1.0

- CEIL(number)

Returns the smallest integer greater than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
Syntax:
CEILING(expression)
Example:
SELECT CEILING($223.45), CEILING($-223.45), CEILING($0.0)
Output:
224.00    -223.00        0.00

- FLOOR(number)

Returns the largest integer less than, or equal to, the specified numeric expression.
Syntax:
FLOOR(expression)
Example:
SELECT FLOOR($223.45), CEILING($-223.45), CEILING($0.0)
Output:
223.00      -224.00        0.00

- MOD(number, divisor)

Returns the remainder of the division from 2 integer values.
Syntax:
MOD(dividend, divisor)
Example:
SELECT MOD(20,3)
Output:
2

- POWER(number, power)

Returns the exponential value for the numeric expression.
Syntax:
POWER(number, power)
Example:
SELECT POWER(2.0, 3.0)
Output:
8.0

- SIGN(number)

Returns the sign i.e. positive or negative value for the numeric expression. It returns -1 for negative expressions, a value of 0 for zero
Syntax:
SIGN(number)
Example:
SELECT SIGN(4)
Output:
1

- ROUND(number, precision)

Returns the numeric value rounded off to the next value specified.
Syntax:
ROUND(number, number of places)
Example:
SELECT ROUND(1.3456, 2)

- SQRT(number)

Returns the square root value of the expression.
Syntax:
SQRT(number)
Example:
SELECT SQRT(4.0)
Output:
2.0

- TRUNC(number, precision)

Returns a numeric value that truncate to the specific places
Syntax:
TRUNCATE(number,places)
Example:
SELECT TRUNCATE(1.3456, 2)
Output:
1.34

JDBC technology is an API (included in both J2SE and J2EE releases) that provides cross-DBMS connectivity to a wide range of SQL databases and access to other tabular data sources, such as spreadsheets or flat files. With a JDBC technology-enabled driver, you can connect all corporate data even in a heterogeneous environment.

Purchase return and allowances is a contra account to purchases.

Oracle database comprises of three kinds of files:
- Datafiles
- Redo log files
- Control files

It Return true if the argument is not a number.

- SVG is the abbreviation for Scalable Vector Graphics and is recommended by W3C. 

- It is used to define vector-based graphics for the Web

- The graphics are defined in XML format

-An important quality of SVG graphics is that their quality is maintained even when they are zoomed or resized. 

- All the element and attributes of SVG files can be animated