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QWhat is the purpose of the ORDER BY clause in a MySQL query?

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  • A To specify the columns to retrieve ✔ ✖
  • B To sort the result set ✔ ✖
  • C To filter the rows based on conditions ✔ ✖
  • D To group the rows into subsets ✔ ✖
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The ORDER BY clause in a MySQL query is used to sort the result set based on one or more columns. It allows you to specify the sorting order (ascending or descending) for each column.

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