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Explain Inner Joins
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Explain Inner Joins

EasySQL · PostgreSQL

Problem

What's an inner join?

Write a PostgreSQL query that demonstrates an inner join between employees and access_cards. Return only records where an employee has a matching access card. Do not include employees without cards or cards without a matching employee.

Output

  1. One row per matching employee and access card
  2. Columns: employee_id, employee_name, card_id, and card_status
  3. Sort by employee_id ascending, then card_id ascending

Schema

employees
ColumnTypeDescription
employee_idPKINTUnique employee identifier
employee_nameVARCHAR(100)Employee display name
access_cards
ColumnTypeDescription
card_idPKINTUnique access card identifier
employee_idINTEmployee assigned to the card
card_statusVARCHAR(20)Current card status
Tablesemployeesaccess_cards
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