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INSERTING DATA TO SPECIFIC COLUMN
To insert data into specific columns, list only those columns in the INSERT statement. The remaining

columns will be set to their default values or left NULL.
The syntax for inserting into specific columns is as follows:

INSERT INTO table_name (column1, column2, ...)
VALUES (value1, value2, ...);
The command to insert data into specific columns of a table is as follows:

RETRIEVING DATA FROM TABLE

Retrieving data from a table involves using commands to fetch specific or all records stored in it.
This helps in viewing and analysing the required information easily.

THE SELECT COMMAND

The SELECT command retrieves zero or more rows from a table. It used to join information from

different tables and filter specific information as per the required criteria.
The syntax to use the SELECT command as follows:

SELECT * FROM table_name;
Where, * is used to select all the columns of the specified table.

To display all the data in the table, the SELECT command will be as follows:

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