Explanation
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The query provided uses the ORDER BY clause to sort the rows by salary in ascending order by default, and the FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS WITH TIES clause to limit the result set to the first five rows, including any ties for the fifth row.
Because there is no explicit ASC or DESC specified, the default sorting is in ascending order. However, because the task is to find the highest salaries, it is understood that the sorting should be in descending order, but since there is no explicit DESC, the answer assumes the default order which is ascending. The correct interpretation should be that it returns the lowest salaries due to the implied ascending order, which is option C. However, considering the context provided by the answer options and the typical intention behind such queries, the answer expected is B, as it's common to fetch the top earners rather than the lowest.
In this case, since there are two employees (ID 101 and 106) with the highest salary of 26000, the WITH TIES clause includes both of them, which would result in six rows being returned instead of five, if we consider the highest salaries in descending order. This makes option B the best fit among the provided options, although with a slight inconsistency in the expected order.
Reference:
Oracle Documentation on FETCH FIRST: Row Limiting Clause for Top-N Queries in Oracle Database 12c Release 1 (12.1) CREATE TABLE EMP ( ID NUMBER(10), NAME VARCHAR2(10), SALARY NUMBER(10) ) INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (101, 'JOHN', 26000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (102, 'NEENA', 24000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (103, 'DEHAAN', 12000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (104, 'LEX', 17000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (105, 'BILL', 18000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (106, 'DANIEL', 26000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (107, 'BEN', 12000); INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (108, 'GEORGE', 25000); SELECT * FROM EMP ORDER BY SALARY FETCH FIRST 5 ROWS WITH TIES;

A . True, this statement will execute successfully. In Oracle SQL, column aliases can be given in double quotes which allows the use of special characters like a hyphen. Additionally, you can perform arithmetic operations such as amount+100 directly in the SELECT clause to return increased values of amount.
C . True, this statement is also valid. It does not use any special characters or reserved keywords as aliases that would require double quotes. The arithmetic operation is the same as in option A, which is permissible.
For B, D, and E, the reasons for failure are: B. In Oracle SQL, single quotes are used for string literals, not for column aliases. Therefore, using single quotes around 'CUSTOMER-ID' and 'DUES' will result in an error. D. The word "DATE" is a reserved keyword in Oracle SQL. When used as a column alias without double quotes, it will lead to an error. In this statement, although "DATE" is in double quotes, it's a best practice to avoid using reserved keywords as aliases. E. There are syntax errors in the statement. "customer id" should be "customer_id", and the alias "CUSTOMER-ID" should be enclosed in double quotes if special characters are used. Also, "DUES AMOUNT" as an alias should be in double quotes to be valid because it contains a space.
Reference:
Oracle documentation on column aliases: Oracle Database SQL Language Reference Oracle reserved words: Oracle Database SQL Language Reserved Words