TASK DEFINITION: In this task you are expected to write an SQL query that will return the data asked for in the question. An SQL query works by selecting data from a table where certain conditions apply. A table contains columns where every row in that table must have a value for each column. Every table has a primary key that uniquely identifies each row, usually an id. To choose which columns are returned you specify that after the "SELECT" statement. Next, you use a "FROM" statement to specify what tables you want to select the data from. When you specify a table you can rename it with the "AS" statement. You can reference that table by whatever name follows the "AS" statement. If you want to select data from multiple tables you need to use the "JOIN" statement. This will join the tables together by pairing a row in one table with every row in the other table (Cartesian Product). To limit the number of rows returned you should use the "ON" statement. This will only return rows where the condition specified after the statement is true, this is usually an equals operator with primary keys. You can also use the "WHERE" statement to specify that only rows with column values statisfying a certain condition, should be returned. The "GROUP BY" statement will group rows together that have equal column values for whatever columns follows the statement. The "HAVING" statement will return groups that statisfy whatever condition follows the statement. Any column(s) being returned from grouped rows must either be an aggregate function, (AVG, MAX, COUNT, SUM, ...) of a column, or the column(s) that the data was grouped by. To sort the returned data you can use the "ORDER BY" command which will order the data by whatever aggregate function or column follows the statement. The "DESC" statement will sort in descending order and the "ASC" statement will sort in ascending order. Finally, you can use the "LIMIT" statement to return a certain number of rows. When "*" is used in an SQL statement every column is returned. For example, SELECT * FROM table WHERE attribute = 1, will select every column from rows with the attribute column equal to 1.
PROBLEM: Find the id and name of the staff who has been assigned for the shortest period.

SOLUTION: SELECT T1.staff_id ,  T1.staff_name FROM staff AS T1 JOIN Staff_Department_Assignments AS T2 ON T1.staff_id  =  T2.staff_id ORDER BY date_assigned_to - date_assigned_from LIMIT 1

PROBLEM: What is the tax source system code related to the benefits and overpayments? List the code and the benifit id, order by benifit id.

SOLUTION: SELECT T1.source_system_code ,  T2.council_tax_id FROM CMI_Cross_References AS T1 JOIN Benefits_Overpayments AS T2 ON T1.cmi_cross_ref_id  =  T2.cmi_cross_ref_id ORDER BY T2.council_tax_id

PROBLEM: Find the names of all directors whose movies are rated by Sarah Martinez.

SOLUTION:
SELECT DISTINCT T2.director FROM Rating AS T1 JOIN Movie AS T2 ON T1.mID  =  T2.mID JOIN Reviewer AS T3 ON T1.rID  =  T3.rID WHERE T3.name  =  'Sarah Martinez'