This technical problem deals with finding employees who have been with a company for more than 5 years. Given a table of data with employee start and end dates, the goal is to write a query that returns all employees who satisfy the 5-year criterion. An example input and output is provided.
About this solution: The solution above is optimal because it is the most efficient way to find the employees who have been with the company for more than 5 years.
Given a table with two columns, id and value, write a query to find the id of the row with the maximum value.
About this solution: The candidate's solution is correct and demonstrates a good understanding of how to find the maximum value in a table. The solution is also efficient, as it only requires one pass through the table.
Write a SQL query to find the second highest salary from the employees table.
About this solution: The solution above is optimal because it uses a subquery to find the maximum salary and then uses that value to find the second highest salary.
The average salary of all employees in a company can be found using a SQL query. For example, if the employees table contains the following columns: ID, NAME, and SALARY, the average salary can be calculated by querying the table for the average value of the SALARY column.
About this solution: The candidate's solution is correct and demonstrates a level of completeness. The solution is also optimal, as it is the simplest solution that will return the correct result.
To find the customer with the highest balance, you can use a simple SQL query as follows:
SELECT customer_id, name, balance
FROM customers
ORDER BY balance DESC
LIMIT 1
About this solution: The solution above is optimal because it uses the ORDER BY and LIMIT clauses to sort the table by balance in descending order and then return the first row.