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Lecture 5

This document provides examples of queries expressed in both relational algebra and SQL. The queries retrieve information from relation schemas for works, lives, located_in, and managers relations. Example queries include finding names of persons working for a given company, names and cities of such persons, names of persons living and working in the same city, and names of companies located in all cities where another company is located.

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Lecture 5

This document provides examples of queries expressed in both relational algebra and SQL. The queries retrieve information from relation schemas for works, lives, located_in, and managers relations. Example queries include finding names of persons working for a given company, names and cities of such persons, names of persons living and working in the same city, and names of companies located in all cities where another company is located.

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Query Examples in Relational Algebra and SQL

Consider the relation schemas as follows.


works(person name, company name, salary);
lives(person name, street, city);
located in(company name, city);
managers(person name, manager name);
where manager name refers to person name.
a Find the names of the persons who work for company FBC (company name=FBC).
Relational algebra:

 
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SQL:
Select person_name
From
works
Where company_name = FBC
b List the names of the persons who work for company FBC along with the cities they live in.
Relational algebra:

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SQL:
Select lives.person_name, city
From
works, lives
Where company_name = FBC and
works.person_name = lives.person_name
c Find the persons who work for company FBC with a salary of more than 10000. List the names of these
persons along with the streets and cities where they live.
Relational algebra:

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SQL:
Select lives.person_name, stree, city
From
lives, works
Where lives.person_name = works.person_name and salary > 10000
and works.company_name = FBC

d Find the names of the persons who live and work in the same city.
Relational algebra:

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SQL:
Select person_name
From
works, lives, locates_in
Where works.person_name = lives.person_name and
works.company_name = located_in.company_name and
located_in.city = lives.city
e Find the names of the persons who live in the same city and on the same street as their managers.
Relational algebra:

      
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SQL:
Select e.person_name
From
lives e, lives m, managers
Where e.person_name = managers.person_name and
m.person_name = managers.manager_name and
e.street = m.street and e.city = m.city
f Find the names of the persons who do not work for company FBC.
Relational algebra:

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SQL:
Select person_name
From
works
Where person_name not in (Select person_name
From
works
Where company_name = FBC)
g Find the persons whose salaries are more than the salary of everybody who work for company SBC.
Relational algebra:

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SQL:
Select person_name
From
works
Where salary > all (Select salary
From
works
Where company_name = SBC)
h Find the names of the companies that is located in every city where company SBC is located in.
Relational algebra:

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SQL:
Select company_name
From
located_in t
Where (Select city
From
located_in s
Where t.company_name = s.company_name)
contains (Select city
From
located_in s1
Where s1.company_name = SBC)
SQL (another solution):
Select company_name
From
located_in t
Where not exists
(Select *
From located_in s
Where s.company_name = SBC and
s.city not in
(Select city
From
located_in l
Where l.company_name = t.company_name))

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