Lecture Overview
The ORDER BY clause is used to sort the data output in ascending or descending order. ORDER BY clause sorts the records in ascending order by default. To sort the records in descending order, use the DESC keyword.
Quick Reference:
Order By Syntax:
SELECT column_name1, column_name2
FROM table_name
ORDER BY column_name1, column_name2 DESC
Example:
SELECT employee_id, first_name, last_name, hire_date, job_id,salary
FROM employees
ORDER BY Job_id, Salary DESC