From 365e818658c70ab48254dfc13b8926bbb1ef26ad Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Charles Mensah <ruscobby@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2025 22:03:05 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] solved lab

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 sql_basic_queries.sql | 72 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
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 create mode 100644 sql_basic_queries.sql

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+USE sakila;
+
+-- 1. Display all tables
+SHOW TABLES;
+
+-- 2. All data from actor
+SELECT * FROM actor;
+
+-- All data from film
+SELECT * FROM film;
+
+-- All data from customer
+SELECT * FROM customer;
+
+-- 3.1 Film titles
+SELECT title
+FROM film;
+
+-- 3.2 Languages
+SELECT name AS language
+FROM language;
+
+-- 3.3 Staff first names
+SELECT first_name
+FROM staff;
+
+-- 4. Unique release years
+SELECT DISTINCT release_year
+FROM film;
+
+-- 5.1 Number of stores
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS number_of_stores
+FROM store;
+
+-- 5.2 Number of employees
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS number_of_employees
+FROM staff;
+
+-- 5.3 Films available for rent
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT film_id) AS films_available
+FROM inventory;
+
+-- Films that have been rented
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT inventory_id) AS films_rented
+FROM rental;
+
+-- 5.4 Distinct actor last names
+SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT last_name) AS distinct_last_names
+FROM actor;
+
+-- 6. Ten longest films
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+ORDER BY length DESC
+LIMIT 10;
+
+-- 7.1 Actors named SCARLETT
+SELECT *
+FROM actor
+WHERE first_name = 'SCARLETT';
+
+-- 7.2 ARMAGEDDON movies longer than 100 minutes
+SELECT title, length
+FROM film
+WHERE title LIKE '%ARMAGEDDON%'
+  AND length > 100;
+
+-- 7.3 Films with Behind the Scenes content
+SELECT COUNT(*) AS behind_the_scenes_films
+FROM film
+WHERE special_features LIKE '%Behind the Scenes%';
+