Write a query to display the author ID, first name, last name, and year of birth for all authors. Sort the results in descending order by year of birth, and then in ascending order by last name (Figure P7.86). (Note: Some DBMS sort NULLs as being large and some DBMS sort NULLs as being small.)

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Write a query to display the author ID, first name, last name, and year of birth for all authors. Sort the results in descending order by year of birth, and then in ascending order by last name (Figure P7.86). (Note: Some DBMS sort NULLs as being large and some DBMS sort NULLs as being small.)

 

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