SQL ASC Keyword

The SQL ASC keyword specifies an ascending sort order for a column within in the ORDER BY clause. This means the values are sorted in A to Z order.

Example using ASC

The following statement sorts each Person LastName in ascending order.

SELECT LastName, FirstName, EmailPromotionn FROM Person.Person ORDER BY LastName ASC, FirstName 
/* Answer */
SELECT LastName, FirstName, EmailPromotionn
FROM Person.Person
ORDER BY LastName ASC, FirstName

Notice that FirstName is also sorted in ascending order. This is because it is the default sort order. If neither ASC nor DESC are specified, the sort order falls back to A-Z order.

Other Resources to Learn ASC

If you want to learn more about sorting and the ORDER BY clause, I would recommend reading the following articles:

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