SQL Execution Order | Dataford Interview Questions

What is the sequence of execution in SQL?

Explain the logical processing order and write a PostgreSQL query that demonstrates the sequence using the provided tables. The query should include filtering, aggregation, a minimum group condition, ranking, sorting, and limiting.

Output

Return department_name, passed_runs, and run_rank.
Include departments with at least two qualifying runs.
Sort by rank, then department name, and return the first three rows.

Schema

departments

Column	Type	Description
department_idPK	INT	Unique department identifier
department_name	VARCHAR(100)	Department name

test_runs

Column	Type	Description
run_idPK	INT	Unique test run identifier
department_id	INT	Department associated with the run
run_date	DATE	Date the test run completed
status	VARCHAR(20)	Test run result status

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