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What does the following SQL code do?SELECT name, MAX(salary) FROM Employees WHERE salary < (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees);Returns the row with the second highest salaryReturns all the rows that are less than the max salaryReturns the row with the highest salary

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What does the following SQL code do?SELECT name, MAX(salary) FROM Employees WHERE salary < (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees);Returns the row with the second highest salaryReturns all the rows that are less than the max salaryReturns the row with the highest salary

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The provided SQL code does the following:

  1. The subquery (SELECT MAX(salary) FROM employees) finds the maximum salary from the 'Employees' table.

  2. The main query SELECT name, MAX(salary) FROM Employees WHERE salary < (subquery) then selects the name and maximum salary of employees where the salary is less than the maximum salary found in the subquery.

So, in essence, this SQL code is used to find the employee with the second highest salary. It does not return all rows that are less than the max salary, nor does it return the row with the highest salary.

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