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Order By clause

The STUDENT_GRADES table has these columns: STUDENT_ID NUMBER(12) SEMESTER_END DATE GPA NUMBER(4,3) The registrar has requested a report listing the students grade point averages (GPA), sorted from highest grade point average to lowest within each semester, starting from the earliest date. Which statement accomplishes this? A.SELECT student_id, semester_end, gpa FROM student_grades ORDER BY semester_end DESC, gpa DESC; B.SELECT student_id, semester_end, gpa FROM student_grades ORDER BY semester_end ASC, gpa ASC; C. SELECT student_id, semester_end, gpa FROM student_grades ORDER BY semester_end, gpa DESC; D. SELECT student_id, semester_end, gpa FROM student_grades ORDER BY gpa DESC, semester_end DESC; Answer :C Explanation: This answer shows correct syntax and semantics to receive desired result. Incorrect Answers A: Semesters will be sorted started from the oldest date, not the earliest. B: GPA data will be sorted in ascending order, what is opposite to our task. D: Semester...