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SQL • LESSON 03

WHERE Clause

How can we filter records based on specific criteria?

Beginner2 Minutes120 XP
🤔 THE QUESTION

How can we filter records based on specific criteria?

💡 WHAT IS IT?

The WHERE clause filters rows based on a boolean condition before returning results.

🎯 WHAT IS IT USED FOR?

Extracting targeted subsets of data, filtering active users, finding department-specific records.

💻 EXAMPLE
SELECT *
FROM employees
WHERE department = 'IT';

🎯 Mission Objectives

Practice typing production-grade SQL code for WHERE Clause.

  • WHERE
  • Equality operator
  • String literals
  • Filtering